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Lobophora sp.

Classification

Lobophora [genus] (2)
sp. [species]

Classification

Lobophora [genus] (2)
sp. [species]

Presence

Recorded on Bonaire
Presence status Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
Notes on presence status These species were formerly all classified as Lobophora variegata, but recent scientific research based on DNA showed that there are many Lobophora species co-occurring in the Caribbean. They have many forms: fan-shaped, encrusting or ruffled. Light brown to orange in color. A very common algae that grows over coral and rocks (van der Loos, 2020).

Publication

    Loos, L. van der 2020. Identification cards: the common macroalgae of Bonaire (Rhodophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyceae).