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Acetabularia acetabulum

Acetabularia acetabulum is a unique, solitary seaweed species found primarily in the Mediterranean Sea. This green algae...

Mediterranean Green Algae Chlorophyta Model Organism

9.1 Excellent

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Caulerpa taxifolia

Caulerpa taxifolia is a species of green algae belonging to the Chlorophyta group. It’s notable for its rapid growth and...

Mediterranean Invasive Green Algae Chlorophyta

8.8 Great

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Valonia ventricosa

Valonia ventricosa is a tropical green alga notable as one of the largest known single-celled organisms, with glossy sph...

Reef Tropical Green Algae Chlorophyta

8.5 Great

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Caulerpa racemosa

Caulerpa racemosa is a pantropical green alga that invaded the Mediterranean from the 1990s onward, outcompeting native...

Reef Tropical Invasive Green Algae

8.2 Great

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Caulerpa lentillifera

*Caulerpa lentillifera*, or sea grapes, is a green alga farmed extensively in the Philippines for its edible, caviar-lik...

Pacific Edible Green Algae Chlorophyta

8.0 Great

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Halimeda tuna

Halimeda tuna is a calcified segmented green alga of the Mediterranean and tropical Atlantic, contributing significantly...

Reef Tropical Calcareous Green Algae

7.8 Good

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Ventricaria ventricosa

Ventricaria ventricosa is the currently accepted reclassification of the large-celled tropical alga formerly called Valo...

Reef Tropical Green Algae Chlorophyta

7.8 Good

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Codium fragile

Codium fragile is a spongy green alga native to the Pacific that has invaded Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, widely k...

Spongy Invasive Green Algae Chlorophyta

7.6 Good

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Halimeda opuntia

Halimeda opuntia is a pantropical calcified green alga and a major contributor to carbonate sediment production on coral...

Reef Tropical Calcareous Green Algae

7.5 Good

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Caulerpa serrulata

Caulerpa serrulata is a tropical green alga of the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea, distinguished by its flattened, serrated fr...

Reef Tropical Green Algae Chlorophyta

7.4 Good

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Penicillus capitatus

Penicillus capitatus is a calcified green alga of tropical and subtropical seas nicknamed 'merman's shaving brush' for i...

Tropical Calcareous Green Algae Chlorophyta

7.4 Good

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Udotea flabellum

Udotea flabellum is a calcified fan-shaped green alga of tropical and subtropical seas, contributing to carbonate sedime...

Tropical Calcareous Fan Shaped Green Algae

7.3 Good

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Codium tomentosum

Codium tomentosum is a dark green, spongy alga native to European Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, with a dichotomousl...

Cylindrical Spongy North Atlantic Green Algae

7.2 Good

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Caulerpa cupressoides

Caulerpa cupressoides is a tropical green alga native to the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean, recognized by cylindrical branc...

Reef Tropical Green Algae Chlorophyta

7.1 Good

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Bryopsis plumosa

Bryopsis plumosa is a delicate feathery green alga of temperate and subtropical rocky shores, forming plume-like fronds...

Intertidal Widespread Feathery Green Algae

6.9 Fair

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Udotea cyathiformis

Udotea cyathiformis is a calcified green alga of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean, distinguished by its funnel-shaped...

Tropical Calcareous Green Algae Chlorophyta

6.8 Fair

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Chaetomorpha linum

Chaetomorpha linum is an unbranched filamentous green alga of sheltered lagoons and estuaries globally, often forming lo...

Tubular Widespread Green Algae Chlorophyta

6.7 Fair

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Monostroma grevillei

A green alga of cool temperate North Atlantic and North Pacific waters, forming single-cell-thick translucent sheets and...

Blade Edible North Atlantic Green Algae

6.6 Fair

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Cladophora glomerata

Cladophora glomerata is a filamentous green alga notorious for forming dense nuisance blooms in eutrophic freshwater and...

Freshwater Widespread Green Algae Chlorophyta

6.5 Fair

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Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa is a tropical green alga forming hollow, bubble-like colonies on coral reefs, used as a bioindi...

Reef Tropical Invasive Green Algae

6.5 Fair