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Sea Pearl Alga

Ventricaria ventricosa

Description:

Photo take at -35 ft on a coral reef, very common to see them they are realy a beauty each of this alga.This alga forms large, thin-walled, round or elliptical sacs. The sacs are single cells, among the largest known and may nearly be 5 cm long. Dark green in color with a bright reflective sheen, often covered with thin, silvery to light lavender alga.

Habitat:

Attached to hard objects by fine, hair-like runners, in shallow water and in turtle grass beds. Tend to be solitary, but occasionally in small groups. Found from Florida all the Caribbean sea , Central America to Brazil.

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2 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Luis!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Great spotting!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Quintana Roo, Mexico

Spotted on May 3, 2012
Submitted on May 3, 2012

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