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Porolithon onkodes is a species of crustose coralline red alga prevalent across Indo-Pacific coral reefs. It functions as a primary reef-building organism by depositing calcium carbonate, which helps cement reef rubble together. This algal species often dominates exposed reef crests, forming durable...
Clathromorphum circumscriptum is a species of crustose coralline red algae found in cold-water marine environments, particularly in the Arctic and subarctic regions. It grows by depositing annual layers of calcium carbonate, creating a hardened skeleton that can persist for centuries. Because these...
Lithothamnion calcareum is a species of coralline red algae that accumulates calcium and magnesium carbonates in its cell walls, giving it a hard, stony structure. It grows slowly on the seabed of the northeast Atlantic Ocean, where live and dead thalli build up over time to form complex free-living...
Articulated coralline red alga of the Pacific North American coast, with calcified segmented fronds that give it a rigid, jointed structure.
