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Halimeda tuna Artificial reefs dive site, Tabarca Island, Alicante.  Fall,Geotagged,Halimeda tuna,Spain Click/tap to enlarge

Halimeda tuna

Artificial reefs dive site, Tabarca Island, Alicante.

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  1. Looks good enough to eat. Posted 2 years ago
    1. I am not sure! :-) some algae of this genus have cytotoxic compounds. But they may be useful for cancer treatment. See: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X21011086 Posted 2 years ago

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"Halimeda tuna" is a species of calcareous green seaweed in the order Bryopsidales. It is found on reefs in the Atlantic Ocean, the Indo-Pacific region and the Mediterranean Sea. "Halimeda tuna" is the type species of the genus "Halimeda" and the type locality is the Mediterranean Sea.

Similar species: Bryopsidales
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Oct 24, 2022. Captured Oct 7, 2022 10:39 in 5G68+FW Tabarca, Spain.
  • TG-5
  • f/5.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO200
  • 10.29mm