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Padina pavonica
Brown alga, family Dyctiotaceae Talus is quite thin, attached to a rock with rhizoids. Calcified on one or both surfaces. The upper surface is covered with a thin layer of mud, and the lower reddish brown, dark brown or olive green. On the lower surface are concentric lines composed of thin, whitish threads.
Spotted on Jun 23, 2013
Submitted on Aug 2, 2013
5 Comments
yes, indeed :) it is curly and very common alga in Adriatic sea...
Beautiful stuff!
trebala bi bit Padina pavonica
It's a brown algae, I spotted it under the sea :D
Interesting spotting Jopy! They are very delicate curls.