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Amphiroa fragilissima (Linnaeus) Lamouroux [elongate branch form]

Amphiroa fragilissima (Linnaeus) Lamouroux [elongate branch form] photoIn natural habitat.
Photo Data
Place
: Samui Island, Surat Thani.
Depth
: 3.5 m
This species is delicate, fragile, calcified and white in color. The branches are cylindrical, irregularly and dichotomously divided with acute apical ends. The plants grow on rocks or gravel in subtidal zones along calm shorelines.

Amphiroa fragilissima (Linnaeus) Lamouroux [elongate branch form] photo2
Fresh specimen.