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Halimeda kanaloana
(Halimedaceae)

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Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Halimeda kanaloana
Nomenclatural information about Halimeda kanaloana is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Halimeda kanaloana information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Halimeda kanaloana, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Halimeda kanaloana
Nomenclatural information about Halimeda kanaloana is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Images

Halimeda kanaloana information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Halimeda kanaloana in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Distribution

Halimeda kanaloana information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Halimeda kanaloana in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Books

Hawaiian Reef Plants
Huisman, John M., Isabella A. Abbott, and Celia M. Smith. 2007. Hawaiian Reef Plants. A publication of the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program. Report no. UNIHI-SEAGRANT-BA-03-02. ISBN: 1-929054-04-1.

In the news

A seaweed that can make rocks (The Honolulu Advertiser, 4 June 2007)
A green seaweed called Halimeda kanaloana is a prolific producer of calcium carbonate rock. Columnist Jan TenBruggencate reports on how this unique Hawaiian seaweed grows in great underwater meadows on the sand slopes around Maui County, creating habitat for all kinds of marine life.

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