Halimeda discoidea
{{Short description|Species of alga (seaweed)}}
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| image = Watercress_algae_(Halimeda_discoidea).jpg
| genus = Halimeda
| species = discoidea
| image_alt = Halimeda discoidea plant in an aquarium
| image_caption = Halimeda discoidea
| authority = Decaisne
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Halimeda discoidea is a species of calcareous green algae in the order Bryopsidales.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halimeda discoidea Decaisne, 1842 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144481 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=www.marinespecies.org}} It is commonly known as Money Plant due to its appearance and is usually found in the tropics.{{Cite web |title=Marine Plants in the Aquarium |url=https://www.marineplantbook.com/marinebookdiscoidea.htm#:~:text=A%20%20heavily%20calcified%20algae%20that%20is%20abundant,attaches%20to%20rocks,%20shells%20and%20hard%20%20bottom. |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=www.marineplantbook.com}}
Description
File:Halimeda discoidea in Børgesen 1913.jpg
Halimeda discoidea is a green colored segmented and calcified alga.{{Cite web |title=Halimeda (Money Plant) |url=https://www.reefcleaners.org/aquarium-store/plants-macroalgae/halimeda-money-plant-detail |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=www.reefcleaners.org |language=en-gb}} This alga has a short holdfast and contains flat segments. It can get up to10 cm tall.{{Cite book |last=M. |first=Huisman, John |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/266978985 |title=Hawaiian reef plants |date=2007 |publisher=Univ. of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program |isbn=1-929054-04-1 |oclc=266978985}}
Habitat
Distribution
Halimeda discoidea is found widely across the tropical ocean of the world, including the Hawaiian Islands.{{Cite book |last=Aiona. |first=Abbott, Isabella |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/52929144 |title=Marine green and brown algae of the Hawaiian Islands |date=2004 |publisher=Bishop Museum Press |isbn=1-58178-030-3 |oclc=52929144}}