swap_horiz Sphacelaria tribuloides Alternatives

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Hypnea valentiae

Hypnea valentiae is a species of red macroalgae belonging to the family Cystocloniaceae. It is widely distributed across...

Tropical Red Epiphyte Indo Pacific

7.3 Good

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Peacock's Tail (Padina pavonica)

Padina pavonica, commonly known as peacock's tail, is a brown macroalgae found in the Mediterranean Sea and the tropical...

Mediterranean Tropical Brown Intertidal

7.2 Good

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Padina gymnospora

Padina gymnospora is a species of brown marine alga belonging to the order Dictyotales, widely distributed across the In...

Reef Tropical Brown Fan Shaped

6.9 Fair

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Bangia atropurpurea

Bangia atropurpurea is a species of filamentous red alga recognized for its dark purple or reddish-black, unbranched thr...

Cosmopolitan Red Freshwater Intertidal

6.8 Fair

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Desmarestia viridis

Desmarestia viridis is a species of brown algae native to temperate and polar coastal waters. It is distinguished by its...

Brown Atlantic Cold Water Subtidal

6.7 Fair

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Ralfsia verrucosa

Ralfsia verrucosa is a species of crustose brown seaweed belonging to the family Ralfsiaceae. It forms dark brown or bla...

Cosmopolitan Brown Intertidal Crustose

6.1 Fair

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Spyridia filamentosa

Spyridia filamentosa is a species of marine red alga classified within the family Ceramiaceae. It has a widespread distr...

Cosmopolitan Tropical Red Epiphyte

6.1 Fair

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Stoechospermum polypodioides

Stoechospermum polypodioides is a species of brown alga in the family Dictyotaceae. It is found in parts of the Indian O...

Tropical Brown Indo Pacific Foliose

6.0 Fair

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Leathesia marina

Leathesia marina is a brown alga that forms small, rounded to irregular globular growths on rocky shores. Its thallus is...

Brown Atlantic Epiphyte Intertidal

5.9 Mediocre

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Spatoglossum asperum

Spatoglossum asperum is a species of brown alga in the family Dictyotaceae. It grows in warm marine regions, including p...

Tropical Brown Indo Pacific Foliose

5.9 Mediocre

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Lobophora papenfussii

Lobophora papenfussii is a species of brown alga in the family Dictyotaceae. It was originally described from Bikini Ato...

Reef Tropical Brown Indo Pacific

5.8 Mediocre

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Microcladia coulteri

Red alga (Ceramiaceae) found along the Pacific coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja California, named af...

Red Pacific Epiphyte Intertidal

5.8 Mediocre

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Chaetomorpha antennina

Chaetomorpha antennina is a green alga composed of stiff, unbranched filaments. It grows on tropical and subtropical roc...

Reef Tropical Green Algae Chlorophyta

5.6 Mediocre

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Aglaothamnion hookeri

Aglaothamnion hookeri is a delicate red alga (Ceramiaceae) of the North Atlantic, named after botanist Joseph Dalton Hoo...

Red Atlantic Epiphyte Intertidal

5.6 Mediocre

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Antithamnion plumula

Antithamnion plumula is a species of small filamentous red alga in the genus Antithamnion. It is recognized by its delic...

Epiphyte North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

5.4 Mediocre

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Ceramium virgatum

Ceramium virgatum is a filamentous red marine alga in the family Ceramiaceae. It forms bushy, repeatedly branched fronds...

Epiphyte North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

5.0 Mediocre

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Giffordia sandriana

Giffordia sandriana is a minute, filamentous brown alga in the family Ectocarpaceae. It occurs in temperate Atlantic and...

Epiphyte Widespread Brown Algae Phaeophyta

4.6 Poor

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Myriotrichia clavaeformis

Myriotrichia clavaeformis is a marine brown alga in the order Ectocarpales and family Chordariaceae. It forms a delicate...

Epiphyte North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

4.4 Poor

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Sphacelaria cirrosa

Sphacelaria cirrosa is a small filamentous brown alga in the family Sphacelariaceae. It commonly grows as an epiphyte on...

Epiphyte North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

4.2 Poor

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Pylaiella littoralis

Filamentous brown alga common on cold North Atlantic and North Pacific rocky shores, forming brown wiry tufts and a reco...

Epiphyte North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

3.8 Poor