Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Central Pacific Ocean: French Polynesia and Hawaii.
Natural Environment: Inhabits reef flats and areas of sand overlying rocky substrate and having moderate water motion.
Aquarium Suitability: Not a suitable aquarium species/fragile species, but a human food source in Hawaii.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gracilariales
Family: Gracilariaceae
Genus: Gracilaria