Description: Plants form wide, dichotomously branched structures, growing in tangled, small clumps. Branches composed of rigid, stony, cylindrical segments with flexible joints. Segments light red to pink in color; joints white.
Habitat: Generally inhabit sheltered, somewhat shaded areas of the reef, often in crevices.
Distribution: Occasional Florida, Bahamas and Caribbean.
Kingdom Plantae Phylum Rhodophyta Genus Jania Species Jania spp.
Status in World Register of Marine Species
Not included in WoRMS database
Scientific synonyms and common names
Segmented algae [English]
Humann, P., 1993. Reef Coral Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas, (ed. N. Deloach). New World Publications, Inc., Paramount Miller Graphics, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida.
Voss, G.L., 1976. Seashore life of Florida and the Carribbean. Banyan Books, Inc. Miami, Florida.
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