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Halimeda opuntia (cactus algae)

Infraspecies

Halimeda opuntia f. minor
Halimeda opuntia var. macrocarpa

Ecosystems

Predators

Acanthostracion quadricornis (Trunkfish)[1]
Acanthurus bahianus (Shitty trooper)[1]
Acanthurus coeruleus (Yellow doctorfish)[1]
Balistes vetula (Turbot)[1]
Calcinus hazletti (Hawaiian whitefoot hermit)[2]
Cantherhines pullus (Tobaccofish)[1]
Echinometra lucunter (rock boring urchin)[2]
Echinothrix diadema (Spiny urchin)[2]
Melichthys niger (Pigger)[1]
Siganus spinus (bluntnosed spinefish)[2]

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Citations

Species recognized by Guiry M.D., , AlgaeBase in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Food Habits of Reef Fishes of the West Indies, John E. Randall, Stud. Trop. Oceanogr. 5, 665–847 (1967) ♦ 2Clownfish and their Host Anemones ;; NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program
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