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    or plants living near water, like algae. In Hawaii, there are approximately one hundred names for kinds of limu, sixty of which can be matched with...
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  • Limu Lake, Estonia; a lake Limu, Gongcheng County [zh], a town in Guangxi, China Limu (Haʻapai), islet in Tonga Limmu, an Assyrian eponym Limu (algae)...
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    Asparagopsis taxiformis (red sea plume or limu kohu), formerly A. sanfordiana, is a species of red algae, with cosmopolitan distribution in tropical to...
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    Red algae, or Rhodophyta (/roʊˈdɒfɪtə/, /ˌroʊdəˈfaɪtə/; from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon) 'rose' and φυτόν (phutón) 'plant'), make up one of the oldest...
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    Brown algae (sg.: alga) are a large group of multicellular algae comprising the class Phaeophyceae. They include many seaweeds located in colder waters...
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    is an abundant brown algae of the order Fucales, class Phaeophyceae, genus Sargassum. In Hawaii, it is commonly known as limu kala. This alga is endemic...
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    Sargassum (redirect from Limu-kala)
    their lifecycles. The Atlantic Ocean's Sargasso Sea was named after the algae, as it hosts a large amount of Sargassum. The size of annual blooms in the...
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    Gracilaria parvispora (category Algae of Hawaii)
    removed as this is a sign of decomposition. Edible seaweed Gracilaria Limu (algae) List of marine aquarium plant species Mariculture Refugium (fishkeeping)...
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    of not being around the bay. The coral reefs, fish, water growth, and limu (algae) growth was able to flourish without the heavy toll of tourism. There...
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    The coastal underwater formations are home to one of the most striking limu (algae) found in the Islands.[citation needed] Martensia fragilis grows on rocks...
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    Gracilaria coronopifolia, also known as limu manauea in Hawaiian, or ogo in Japanese, is a species of edible red algae (Rhodophyta) endemic to Hawai'i. Gracilaria...
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    language as limu. She was credited with discovering over 200 species, with several named after her, including the Rhodomelaceae family (red algae) genus of...
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  • Dictyopteris australis (category Brown algae species)
    known as "limu lipoa" locally, has a very pronounced cultural significance and is used in many ways from eating to traditional practices. Limu lipoa has...
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    Seaweed (category Edible algae)
    Species of seaweed Kombu – Edible kelp Limu Mozuku – Species of seaweed Nori – Edible seaweed species of the red algae genus Pyropia Ogonori – Genus of seaweeds...
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    belong to one of several groups of multicellular algae: the red algae, green algae, and brown algae. Seaweeds are also harvested or cultivated for the...
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    called wāwaeʻiole (meaning "ratʻs foot") and considered an edible alga or limu. Prominent ethnobotanist Isabella Abbott described its usage in her writing...
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    environmentally destructive chemicals. In Hawaiian, Turbinaria ornata is called Limu Kahili. Limu, or seaweed, and Kāhili, which is a feathered ornament which was a...
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    Ulva lactuca (category Algae of Australia)
    salads. In Hawaiʻi, U. lactuca is also called limu pālahala and eaten in different ways: mixed with other algae, salted and served with raw fish, boiled in...
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    reef flats growing on rocks or as epiphytes on other algae in shallow waters up to 7m depth. Limu is a regular part of the diet and is considered to contain...
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    Porphyra (category Red algae genera)
    that grow in cold, shallow seawater. More specifically, it belongs to red algae phylum of laver species (from which comes laverbread), comprising approximately...
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    brown (class Phaeophyceae) macroalgae or limu (seaweed) in the order Fucales. Sargassum polyphyllum, or limu kala, consists of thin, rough, wavy blades...
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    Palythoa toxica, also referred to by its Hawaiian common name, limu-make-o-Hana ('seaweed of death from Hana'), is a species of zoanthid native to Hawaii...
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    live plants. Hobby aquarists use aquatic plants for aquascaping. Marine algae are also included in this list for convenience, despite the fact that many...
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    durvillei, like other red algae, became a staple in the local cuisine and was incorporated into traditional dishes such as limu poke. It was also used in...
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    Hawaiian: Limu 'Ele'ele, Hulu'ilio Japanese: 筋青海苔, suji-aonori Korean: 가시파래, romanized: gasiparae Swedish: Spretig tarmalg Gamtae-ji (green algae kimchi)...
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    Gelidium (category Red algae genera)
    Gelidium is a genus of thalloid red algae comprising 134 species. Its members are known by a number of common names. Specimens can reach around 2–40 cm...
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  • 000 tons of bromomethane annually. Red algae, such as the edible Asparagopsis taxiformis, eaten in Hawaii as "limu kohu", concentrate organobromine and...
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    Codium reediae (category Green algae species)
    shallow water, in tidepools and reef flats. In Hawaiian Olelo, it is called Limu wāwae’iole, ‘a’ala, or ‘a’ala’ula meaning red fragrance. It shares these...
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  • that must be named according to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants). While some of the grapes in this list are hybrids,...
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    of the demon. The moss growing in the cursed tide pool became known as "limu-make-o-Hana" which literally means "seaweed of death from Hana." The Hawaiians...
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