sea bells
Turbinaria
Turbinaria is a genus of brown algae (Phaeophyceae) found primarily in tropical marine waters. It generally grows on rocky substrates. In tropical Turbinaria species that are often preferentially consumed by herbivorous fishes and echinoids, there is a relatively low level of phenolics and tannins.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ornate Turbanweed
speciesTurbinaria ornata
Blistered Saucer Leaf Alga
speciesTurbinaria turbinata
Turbinaria decurrens
speciesTurbinaria decurrens
Turbinaria tricostata
speciesTurbinaria tricostata
Turbinaria conoides
speciesTurbinaria conoides
Turbinaria gracilis
speciesTurbinaria gracilis
Turbinaria triquetra
speciesTurbinaria triquetra
Turbinaria elatensis
speciesTurbinaria elatensis
Turbinaria murrayana
speciesTurbinaria murrayana
Turbinaria condensata
speciesTurbinaria condensata
Turbinaria filamentosa
speciesTurbinaria filamentosa
Turbinaria foliosa
speciesTurbinaria foliosa
Turbinaria crateriformis
speciesTurbinaria crateriformis
Turbinaria denudata
speciesTurbinaria denudata
Turbinaria indica
speciesTurbinaria indica
Turbinaria kenyaensis
speciesTurbinaria kenyaensis
Turbinaria luzonensis
speciesTurbinaria luzonensis
Turbinaria papenfussii
speciesTurbinaria papenfussii
Turbinaria parvifolia
speciesTurbinaria parvifolia
Turbinaria tanzaniensis
speciesTurbinaria tanzaniensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 324332.