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Funnelweed (Padina gymnospora)
Batu Lubang Besar, Lembeh.
Interestingly, as many other organisms of the sea yet to be studied, the funnelweed has healing wound properties. See:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0102695X16302368
Padina gymnospora is characterised by the thick thallus (up to 8 cell layers), the distribution of sporangia primarily on the superior surface of the thallus and the evanescent indusium. Specimens are collected in shallow pools in the sublittoral fringe (De Clerck et al 2002).
Similar species: Dictyotales
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Uploaded Nov 10, 2018. Captured May 14, 2018 05:34 in Unnamed Road, Batulubang, Lembeh Sel., Kota Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia.
