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 Laurencia
laurencia

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Laurencia spp. is one of the red algae (Rhodophyta) found on our reefs. I know it looks more green than red but that is how the taxonomists classify it! There are several different species here and they are all bushy, low-lying plants attached to rocks (or dead coral) in shallow water.  This specimen is about 5 cm high.  It has no common name in Bermuda.