swap_horiz Catenella caespitosa Alternatives

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Porphyra tenera

Porphyra tenera is a species of red algae, commonly known as *tenera*. Native to Japan and other East Asian coastal regi...

Japan Edible Red Algae Rhodophyta

9.6 Brilliant

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Pyropia yezoensis

*Pyropia yezoensis*, also known as Japanese nori seaweed, is a species of red algae native to Japan’s coastal waters. It...

Japan Edible Red Algae Rhodophyta

9.2 Excellent

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Osmundea pinnatifida

Small aromatic red alga common on Atlantic European rocky shores, the currently accepted name for the species long known...

Edible Intertidal North Atlantic Red Algae

8.2 Great

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Corallina officinalis

Heavily calcified articulated red alga widespread on North Atlantic and Mediterranean rocky shores, forming pink-white t...

Intertidal Calcareous Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.8 Fair

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Mazzaella laminarioides

A red alga native to the Pacific coast of South America, economically significant in Chile where it is commercially harv...

Blade South America Intertidal Red Algae

6.8 Fair

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Halosaccion glandiforme

A red alga native to Pacific North American coasts, forming hollow, water-filled sacs that visibly expel water when sque...

Intertidal North Pacific Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.5 Fair

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Mastocarpus stellatus

Red alga common on North Atlantic rocky shores, notable for a heteromorphic life cycle in which its crustose phase was l...

Intertidal North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.4 Fair

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Corallina elongata

Articulated coralline red alga common on Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic rocky shores, distinguished from Corallina o...

Mediterranean Intertidal Calcareous Red Algae

6.3 Fair

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Iridaea cordata

Red alga native to Pacific coasts of the Americas, notable for its iridescent heart-shaped thallus and use as a source o...

Pacific Intertidal Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.2 Fair

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Lithophyllum incrustans

Encrusting coralline red alga widespread on North Atlantic and Mediterranean rocky substrates, forming prominent pink-pu...

Intertidal Calcareous Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.0 Fair

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Acanthophora spicifera

A red alga of tropical and subtropical seas, considered a significant invasive species in Hawaii where it was introduced...

Tropical Intertidal Spiny Red Algae

5.5 Mediocre

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Bostrychia scorpioides

A red alga characteristic of North Atlantic salt marshes, notable for its high tolerance of brackish conditions and aeri...

North Atlantic Salt Marsh Red Algae Rhodophyta

5.5 Mediocre

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Nemalion helminthoides

Nemalion helminthoides is a soft, worm-like red alga that serves as the type species of the order Nemaliales, found alon...

Intertidal North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

5.4 Mediocre

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Lomentaria articulata

A red alga of European Atlantic coasts, recognized by its hollow, pinched branches forming a distinctively beaded, segme...

Tubular Intertidal North Atlantic Red Algae

5.2 Mediocre

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Rhodothamniella floridula

Rhodothamniella floridula is a small, turf-forming red alga of the family Nemaliaceae found on European Atlantic coasts,...

Intertidal North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

5.2 Mediocre

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Gastroclonium ovatum

A red alga of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, characterized by hollow oval branchlets arranged alternately...

Cylindrical Intertidal North Atlantic Red Algae

5.1 Mediocre

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Nothogenia fastigiata

A red alga native to southern South American and sub-Antarctic coasts whose sulfated polysaccharides have been investiga...

South America Intertidal Red Algae Rhodophyta

5.1 Mediocre

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Ahnfeltiopsis devoniensis

A small, cartilaginous red alga (Phyllophoraceae) native to rocky intertidal shores of the British Isles, with its type...

Intertidal North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

5.1 Mediocre

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Hildenbrandia rubra

Thin crustose red alga found on rocky marine and estuarine shores across temperate regions, forming dark blood-red patch...

Intertidal Widespread Red Algae Rhodophyta

4.8 Poor

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Polysiphonia fucoides

Common filamentous red alga forming dark wiry tufts on North Atlantic rocky shores and larger algae, with a characterist...

Intertidal North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

4.8 Poor