Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Leafy Rolled-Blade Alga
Padina boergesenii
Leafy Rolled-Blade Alga
Category: Brown Algae
Scientific Name: Padina boergesenii
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 0-50 ft. (0-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Ochrophyta (Phylum)
└Phaeophyceae (Class)
 └Dictyotaceae (Family)
  └Padina (Genus)
   └P. boergesenii (Species)

Algae
Brown Algae

Leafy Rolled-Blade Alga

White Scroll Alga

Sargassum Seaweed

White-Vein Sargassum

Y Branched Algae

Encrusting Fan-Leaf Alga



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