Hawai‘i’s Limu (and more)
QUEST
Fall 2023
Jimmy Fumo
Based on a presentation developed by:
Sarah Maile K. Vasconcellos, Cheryl Squair, and Dr. Jennifer Smith
Taxonomy
Cyanobacteria
Seagrass
Chlorophyta
Ochrophyta
Rhodophyta
Turf
Algae
Plantae
Eubacteria
Chromista
Mixed
(mostly)
Evolution
Cyanobacteria (3.5 BYA)
Encyclopedia Brittanica
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Cyanobacteria
Lyngbya majuscula
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Cyanobacteria
Symploca hydnoides
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Seagrass
Halophila sp.
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Seagrass
Halophila spp.
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Chlorophyta
Ulva lactuca (Limu palahalaha)
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Chlorophyta
Ulva prolifera (Limu ‘Ele‘Ele)
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Chlorophyta
Cladophora sericea
Jen Smith
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Chlorophyta
Bryopsis sp.
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Chlorophyta
Codium arabicum
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Chlorophyta
Codium edule (Limu waewae‘iole)
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Chlorophyta
Codium reediae
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Chlorophyta
Caulerpa racemosa
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Chlorophyta
Caulerpa serrulata
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Chlorophyta
Caulerpa sertularioides
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Chlorophyta
Caulerpa taxifolia
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Chlorophyta
Halimeda kanaloana
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Chlorophyta
Halimeda discoidea
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Chlorophyta
Halimeda opuntia
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Chlorophyta
Avrainvillea lacerata
Civil Beat
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Chlorophyta
Avrainvillea erecta
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Chlorophyta
Neomeris annulata
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Chlorophyta
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
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Chlorophyta
Dictyosphaeria versluysii
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Chlorophyta
Microdictyon sp.
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Chlorophyta
Valonia ventricosa
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Ochrophyta
Dictyota sp.
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Ochrophyta
Dictyopteris sp.
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Ochrophyta
Lobophora obscura
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Ochrophyta
Padina sp. (Limu Pepeiao)
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Ochrophyta
Stypopodium flabelliforme
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Ochrophyta
Sargassum aquifolium (Limu kala)
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Ochrophyta
Sargassum obtusifolium
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Ochrophyta
Sargassum polyphyllum
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Ochrophyta
Turbinaria ornata (Limu Kahili)
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Ochrophyta
Colpomenia sinuosa
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Ochrophyta
Hydroclathrus clathratus
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Rhodophyta
Liagora sp.
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Rhodophyta
Trichogloea sp.
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Rhodophyta
Dichotomaria marginata
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Rhodophyta
Asparagopsis taxiformis (Limu kohu)
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Rhodophyta
Gibsmithia hawaiiensis
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Rhodophyta
Predaea weldii
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Rhodophyta
Portieria hornemannii
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Rhodophyta
Halymenia sp. (Limu Lepe O Hina)
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Rhodophyta
Hypnea caraibica (formerly H. musciformis)
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Rhodophyta
Gymnogongrus durvillei (Limu ‘Aki‘Aki)
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Rhodophyta
Grateloupia filicina (Limu huluhuluwaena)
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Rhodophyta
Acanthophora spicifera
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Rhodophyta
Gracilaria salicornia
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Rhodophyta
Gracilaria coronopifolia (Limu Manauea)
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Rhodophyta
Laurencia spp.
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Rhodophyta
Dasya iridescens
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Rhodophyta
Amansia glomerata
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Rhodophyta
Martensia spp.
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Rhodophyta
Pterocladiella sp.
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Rhodophyta
Tolypiocladia glomerulata
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Rhodophyta
Crustose Coralline Algae (20 spp. in HI)
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Rhodophyta
Articulated Coralline Algae
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Rhodophyta
Peyssonneliales
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Turf
Turf assemblages
Thanks
Figure 2b