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Gracilaraceae

Hypnaceae

Peyssonneliaceae

Rhodomelaceae

Sargassaceae

Udotaceae

 

Ulvaceae

Common Name: Graceful Red Weed
Maltese Name: Furkettun Ahmar tal-Bahar
Specific NameGracilaria 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 NameHypnea 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 NameHalopithys 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 NamePolysiphonia sertularioides
Family: Rhodomelaceae

Thallus Shape: Branched, Filamentous
Branching: Irregular 
Colour: Pink/Purple, Red


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Common Name: Laurencia
Maltese Name: Lawrenzja
Specific NamePalisada 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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