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Carolina Sousa e Catarina Barbosa
Marinha Beach, Lagoa, Portugal.Also known as beach of caramujeira is one of the most beautiful and emblematic beaches in Portugal located on the Algarve coast. Is mainly know worldwide because of is cliffs and also for the serene and crystal clear waters with high quality.
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Has a brown and red coloration with relatively stiffly branched fronds growing from a discoid holdfast, covered with small branchlets organized in whorls. With a maximum length usually of 15 cms. It’s a fairly common algae, located mainly in rock pools of the mid-littoral to upper sublittoral.
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Species:
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Cladostephus spongiosus (Huds.) C.Agardh |