Sailor's Eyeball Algae
| Scientific Name: | Ventricaria ventricosa |
| Species: | Algae (Valoniaceae) |
| Other names: |
Green Algae, Sailor's-eye Balls, Single Cell Amoeba, Bubble Algae, Sea Pearl Algae, Sea Pearl. |
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Sailor's Eyeball AlgaeUploaded by: @CarolB in August 2009
Photographed at: Beqa Lagoon Resort - Fiji
Caption: Single Cell Amoeba? Thanks for the photo. This is Sailor's eyeball algae
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Sailor's Eyeball AlgaeUploaded by: @fishx6 in November 2010
Photographed at: Bonaire - Dive Site 13 - Netherlands Antilles
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Sailor's Eyeball AlgaeUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2012
Photographed at: Madang Resort - Papua New Guinea
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Description
Also known as Green Algae, Sailor's-eye Balls, Single Cell Amoeba, Bubble Algae, Sea Pearl Algae and Sea Pearl.
Found on hard bottoms attached by hair-like threads, on coral and rocky reefs.
Length - 5cm
Depth - 1-20m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
This algae comprises of one single giant cell.
As many as 9000 species of algae are spread across the worlds oceans, some can be as much as 30 metres across while others are just a slippery scum over rocks.
Algae grows wherever there is enough light and life supporting conditions.
They support a huge number of marine life both for food and as a home. (edit)
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