Halimeda tuna

Halimeda tuna
Halimeda tuna
Halimeda tuna on the Sicilian coast
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Halimedaceae
Genus: Halimeda
Species:
H. tuna
Binomial name
Halimeda tuna
Synonyms[1]
  • Corallina tuna J.Ellis & Solander, 1768
  • Halimeda platydisca Decaisne, 1842
  • Halimeda tuna f. albertisii (Piccone) De Toni, 1889
  • Halimeda tuna f. platydisca (Decaisne) E.S.Barton, 1901
  • Halimeda tuna var. albertisii Piccone, 1883
  • Halimeda tuna var. platydisca (Decaisne) Børgesen, 1911

Halimeda tuna is a species of calcareous green seaweed in the order Bryopsidales. It is found on reefs in the Atlantic Ocean, the Indo-Pacific region and the Mediterranean Sea. Halimeda tuna is the type species of the genus Halimeda and the type locality is the Mediterranean Sea. The specific name "tuna" comes from the Taíno language, meaning "cactus" and referring to the resemblance of the thallus to the growth form of an Opuntia cactus.[2]

  1. ^ a b Guiry, Michael D. (2019). "Halimeda tuna (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. ^ Guiry, M.D. "Halimeda tuna (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux". AlgaeBase. Retrieved 13 June 2019.