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Calcareous Red Seaweed - Corallina officinalis Believe it or not, this is red seaweed. It&#039;s usually red (as you can see from the red in the lower right), but gets bleached. I always think of it as &#039;sea bones&#039;.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Washed up on beach during low tide Common Coralline,Corallina,Corallina officinalis,Geotagged,Spring,United States,algae,red seaweed Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Calcareous Red Seaweed - Corallina officinalis

Believe it or not, this is red seaweed. It's usually red (as you can see from the red in the lower right), but gets bleached. I always think of it as 'sea bones'.

Habitat: Washed up on beach during low tide

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Exactly, looks like a skeleton! Posted one year ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Feels like it too... Posted one year ago

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The Common Coralline

"Corallina officinalis" is a calcareous red seaweed which grows in the lower and mid-littoral zones on rocky shores.

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Similar species: Corallinales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Nov 19, 2023. Captured Jun 7, 2022 09:34 in 27 Western Ave, Kennebunk, ME 04043, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/1328s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm

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