Halimeda goreaui

  • Small leaf hanging vine
  • Hängende Kleinblatt Meerkette
  • Kleinblad hangend schijfjeswier
  • Halimède confetti
  • Halimeda de hoja pequeña

Distribution

  • The tropical Atlantic

Substrate and environment

  • The species is generally attached to a reef
  • The species is found in a sheltered zone
  • The alga forms carpets on its substrate
  • The species can be found between 10 and 80 Meters.
  • Very common species.

General characteristics of the species

  • Height of the alga : 15 cm
  • Diameter of the leaf : 5 mm
  • The alga is calcareous

Relationship with humans

  • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest