Pink bush alga
Wrangelia penicillata
(C. Agardh) C. Agardh, 1828

Description:
Bushy plants, up to 20 cm in height. Small branches extend alternately from either side of the main branches in a single plane. Light pink purple in color.

Habitat:
Grows from shallow waters to moderately depths, attached to nearly any hard substrate.

Distribution:
Common to occasional Florida, Bahamas and Caribbean.

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Rhodophyta
Genus Wrangelia
Species Wrangelia penicillata

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Wrangelia penicillata (C. Agardh) C. Agardh, 1828

Scientific synonyms and common names

Pink bush alga [English]
Roze struikwier [Dutch]
Algue-buisson rose [French]
Rosa Buschalge [German]

Humann, P., 1993. Reef Coral Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas, (ed. N. Deloach). New World Publications, Inc., Paramount Miller Graphics, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida.

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