Peacock alga
Padina sanctae-crucis
Børgesen, 1914

Description:
This alga forms curled, fanlike branches from a single stalk. The plant is about 15 cm tall. Blades are often irregularly split and branched. The upper surfaces of the fans are calcified and whitened, but the rest of the plant is brownish. All the branches are crossed by closely set growth lines.

Habitat:
Attach to rocky substrates in most marine environments, especially shallow reef flats.

Distribution:
South Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean.

Kingdom Protoctista
Phylum Phaeophyta
Genus Padina
Species Padina sanctae-crucis

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Padina sanctae-crucis Børgesen, 1914

Scientific synonyms and common names

Peacock alga [English]
Pauwwier [Dutch]
Padine blanche [French]
Pfauenalge [German]
Padina jamaicensis

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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