Hypnea chordacea
{{Short description|Species of red algae}}
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Hypnea chordacea is a species of marine red algae found in the Indo-Pacific including Hawai{{okina}}i.{{Cite WoRMS |title=Hypnea chordacea Kützing, 1847 |id=220810 |access-date=2024-09-18 |db=algae}} It serves as an important food source for various marine organisms.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Description
Hypnea chordacea can grow up to {{cvt|8|cm}} tall.{{cn|date=November 2024}} Hypnea chordacea has a textured surface that can appear soft and spongy. Its color is typically green, but can also appear reddish-brown in deeper waters.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Distribution and habitat
It is mostly common on rocks in the intertidal and shallow subtidal areas of the ocean as a turf-forming species found in the tropical Indo-Pacific including Hawaii.{{Cite book |last=Huisman |first=John M. |title=Hawaiian reef plants |last2=Abbott |first2=Isabella Aiona |last3=Smith |first3=Celia M. |date=2007 |publisher=Univ. of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program |isbn=978-1-929054-04-6 |location=Honolulu}}