Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Crustose Coralline Algae
Crustose Coralline Algae
Category: Red Algae
Size: 1 to 18 in. (2.5 to 45 cm)  
Depth: 0-200 ft. (0-60 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
This entry covers several species in the order Corallinales that
cannot be easily distinguished visually.
Biliphyta (Subkingdom)
└Rhodophyta (Division) Red Algae
 └Florideophyceae (Class)
  └Corallinales (Order)

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