Wrangelia penicillata

Pink bush alga
Wrangelia penicillata
(C. Agardh) C. Agardh, 1828

Description:
Bushy plants, up to 20 cm in height. Small branches extend alternately from either side of the main branches in a single plane. Light pink purple in color.

Habitat:
Grows from shallow waters to moderately depths, attached to nearly any hard substrate.

Distribution:
Common to occasional Florida, Bahamas and Caribbean.

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