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Phylum: Rhodophycota
Class: Rhodophyceae
C.officianalis is a type of red seaweed that is usually a dark pink in colour. It is formed of small calcareous branches, that give it a rigid structure, growing in tufts from a disc-like holdfast. When found dead the branches will appear white as only the calcareous structure remains. Found at the edges of small pools usually lower down on the beach.
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