Halymenia duchassaignii

(J.Agardh) Kylin, 1932

Range: Africa (Cameroon, Gabon), Bangladesh, Cape Verde Islands, Caribbean Sea (Panama, Cuba, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles).

Natural Environment: Inhabits hard bottom substrata, mostly around reefs.

Aquarium Suitability: Rarely seen in the trade, and its somewhat delicate growth makes it difficult to maintain in aquaria, yet worth the try as it quite nice looking.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Rhodophyta

Class: Florideophyceae

Order: Halymeniales

Family: Halymeniaceae

Genus: Halymenia