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Lyngbya majuscula

Rimu Rouru* ??

Tangled-hair Seaweed

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Tangled-hair Seaweed

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Marine, near-shore, reef-flat - reef-moat

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Poisonous - an irritant?

KEY FEATURES: A colonial micro-organism hair-like in appearance.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+++

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Pests & Hosts

Relationship Hosts
Irritant Homo sapiens

Scientific Taxonomy

Lyngbya majuscula (Dillwyn)
TAXONOMY: MONERA; EUBACTERIA; GRACILICUTES; OXYPHOTOBACTERIA; Nostocales (=Oscillatoriales); NOSTOCACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: N'Yeurt99, Photo GM;

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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