- Japanese Common Name
- Beni Mozuku
- Scientific name
- Helminthocladia austrailis
- Taxonomy
- Order: Nemaliales, Family: Liagoraceae
- Size
- 30 cm in height
- Species Distribution
- In Japan, from mainland to Okinawa in temperate to subtropical waters
- Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Vulnerable
- This species is found in areas like lagoons, lower side of intertidal zones and around 1-m depth of water attaching to rocks or coral gravels. Okinawa Island is the southernmost area of distribution in Japan.
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- Updated December 2018
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