Rhodolith
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title:
Rhodolith
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Rhodoliths are colorful, unattached calcareous nodules, composed of crustose, benthic marine red algae that resemble coral. Rhodolith beds create biogenic habitat for diverse benthic communities. The rhodolithic growth habit has been attained by a number of unrelated coralline red algae, organisms that deposit calcium carbonate within their cell walls to form hard structures or nodules that resemble beds of coral. Rhodoliths do not attach themselves to the rocky seabed. Rather, they roll like tu
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Calcareous marine nodules composed of crustose red algae
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodolith
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2024-01-05T12:47:19Z
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