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AlgaeintermediateSaltwater

Neomeris

Neomeris annulata

PlantaeChlorophytaUlvophyceaeDasycladaceae

📍 Indo-Pacific and Caribbean shallow reefs

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Tiny, elegant calcified algae with a barrel-shaped body ringed with white calcium bands at the tip. Short-lived (weeks to months) but reproduces readily in stable reef tanks. An interesting hitchhiker and occasional deliberate addition. Fish tend to leave it alone due to calcification.

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Quick Facts

note
calcified; short-lived individual plants but self-seeds readily
role
beneficial — display hitchhiker
placement
rockwork and rubble zone
lightLevel
medium

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