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Sargassum echinocarpum
(Sargassaceae)

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Identification Taxonomy & nomenclature Cultural uses Where to see this species
Books Bibliography


Identification

ReefWatcher's Field Guide to Alien and Native Hawaiian Marine Algae (Common Limu of Hawaii)
Images, descriptions, habitat, and ecology of common Hawaiian limu are from the University of Hawaii Sea Grant program.


Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Sargassum echinocarpum
Nomenclatural information about Sargassum echinocarpum is provided by ITIS.


Cultural uses

Edible limu of Hawaii...Gifts from the sea
Images, description, and the preparation of various edible seaweed are described on this poster from the University of Hawaii Botany Department.


Where to see this species

A nature walk to Kaena Point
Arrigoni, Edward. 1978. A nature walk to Kaena Point. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN: 0-914916-30-0.

Kaena Point natural area reserve ecosystem restoration project
The resources of Kaena, and threats to the wildlife, are depicted on this US Fish and Wildlife site.


Books

A nature walk to Kaena Point
Arrigoni, Edward. 1978. A nature walk to Kaena Point. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN: 0-914916-30-0.

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.


Bibliography

References for Sargassum echinocarpum
Bibliographic references for Sargassum echinocarpum are provided by HEAR.


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