Halimeda tuna
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Penny weed
Pfennigalge
Penningwier
Monnaie de poséidon
Halimeda
Fico d'india di mare
Distribution
- The tropical Atlantic
- The tropical Pacific
- The Red Sea
- The Indian Ocean
- The Mediterranean
Substrate and environment
- The species is generally attached to a reef
- The species is found on an overhang or along a hanging wall
- The alga forms carpets on its substrate
- The species can be found between 5 and 75 Meters.
- Common species.
General characteristics of the species
- Height of the alga : 20 cm
- Diameter of the leaf : 25 mm
- The alga is calcareous
Relationship with humans
- The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest