Hypnea valentiae (Turner) Montagne
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Family:  Hypneaceae ()
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Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 33 m
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean: from North Carolina, USA, to the Caribbean, south to Brazil, east to Herault, France, including Bermuda, Salvage Islands and the Mediterranean; in the Canary Islands, south to São Tomé and Príncipe, including Cape Verde Islands. Indian Ocean: from the Arabian Sea south to Madagascar, including the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Oman Sea, Aldabra Islands, Seychelles, Reunion and Mauritius, east to India and south to the Andaman Sea; in Australia, from Western Australia to Victoria. Pacific Ocean: in the Philippines, Viet Nam, Federated States of Micronesia and Fiji, east to California including the Hawaiian Islands, and south to Peru.
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Biology:  Occurs in sheltered localities but usually where there is current flow, e.g. on the sides of channels (Ref. 82232).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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