Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Gibsmithia hawaiiensis
Gibsmithia hawaiiensis
Category: Red Algae
Scientific Name: Gibsmithia hawaiiensis
Size: Up to 2 in. (4 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia, French Polynesia
Biliphyta (Subkingdom)
└Rhodophyta (Division)
 └Florideophyceae (Class)
  └Gigartinales (Order)
   └Dumontiaceae (Family)
    └Gibsmithia (Genus)
     └G. hawaiiensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 214431🔗
iNaturalist ID: 208551🔗

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