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Malta Rocky Beaches
Gracilaraceae
Hypnaceae
Peyssonneliaceae
Rhodomelaceae
Sargassaceae
Udotaceae
Ulvaceae
Common Name: Graceful Red Weed
Maltese Name: Furkettun Ahmar tal-Bahar
Specific Name: Gracilaria bursa-pastoris
Family: Gracilaraceae
Thallus Shape: Branched, Filamentous
Branching: Dichotomous
Colour: Brown, Green, Red
Other Features: Visible Mid-rib
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Common Name: Hypnea
Maltese Name: Alga tal-ganc
Specific Name: Hypnea musciformis
Family: Hypnaceae
Thallus Shape: Branched, Filamentous
Branching: Lateral
Colour: Green, Red, Yellow/ Orange
Other Features: Hooked Tips
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Common Name: Burgundy Crust Alga
Maltese Name: Likeni Ahmar tal-Bahar
Specific Name: Peyssonnelia sp.
Family: Peyssonneliaceae
Branching: No Visible Branching
Colour: Red
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Common Name: Red Sea Pine
Maltese Name: Arbuxxell Ahmar tal-Bahar
Specific Name: Halopithys pinastroides
Family: Rhodomelaceae
Thallus Shape: Branched, Filamentous
Branching: Irregular
Colour: Pink/Purple, Red
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Common Name: Siphon Weed
Maltese Name: Xuxa Hamra tal-Blat
Specific Name: Polysiphonia sertularioides
Family: Rhodomelaceae
Thallus Shape: Branched, Filamentous
Branching: Irregular
Colour: Pink/Purple, Red
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Common Name: Laurencia
Maltese Name: Lawrenzja
Specific Name: Palisada tenerrima
Family: Rhodomelaceae
Thallus Shape: Branched, Stipitate
Branching: Whorled
Colour: Brown, Green, White, Yellow/Orange
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Common Name: Spiny Bladder-Weed
Maltese Name: Cistosejra tal-Frieghi Xewkin
Specific Name: Cystoseira amantaceae
Family: Sargassaceae
Thallus Shape: Branched, Stipitate
Branching: Lateral
Colour: Brown, Green, Red, Yellow/Orange
Other Features: Air Bladders, Spiny Appendages
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Common Name: Bushy Bladder-Weed
Maltese Name: Cistosejra tal-Frieghi Folti
Specific Name: Cystoseira brachycarpa
Family: Sargassaceae
Thallus Shape: Branched, Stipitate
Branching: Lateral
Colour: Brown, Green
Other Features: Air Bladders
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Common Name: Spotted Flat Bladder-Weed
Maltese Name: Cistosejra tal-Frieghi Catti bit-Tikek
Specific Name: Cystoseira compressa var. pustulata
Family: Sargassaceae
Thallus Shape: Branched, Stipitate
Branching: Lateral
Colour: Brown, Green, Red, Yellow/Orange
Other Features: Air Bladders, Dotted Surface
Common Name: Flat Bladder-Weed
Maltese Name: Cistosejra tal-Frieghi Catti
Specific Name: Cystoseira compressa
Family: Sargassaceae
Thallus Shape: Branched, Stipitate
Branching: Lateral
Colour: Brown, Green, Red, Yellow/Orange
Other Features: Air Bladders
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Common Name: Common Sargasso-Weed
Maltese Name: Sargassu Komuni
Specific Name: Sargassum vulgare
Family: Sargassaceae
Thallus Shape: Bladed, Branched, Stipitate
Branching: Lateral
Colour: Brown, Green, Red, Yellow/Orange
Other Features: Air Bladders, Visible Midrib
Common Name: Halimeda
Maltese Name:Halimeda
Specific Name: Halimeda tuna
Family: Udotaceae
Thallus Shape: Branched, Stipitate, Stoloniferous
Branching: Branching in One Plane/ Irregular
Colour: Green, White
Other Features: Partially Calcified
Common Name: Sea Lettuce
Maltese Name: Hass il-Bahar
Specific Name: Ulva sp.
Family: Ulvaceae
Thallus Shape: Bladed
Branching: No Visible Branching
Colour: Green
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