- English Common Name
- Mermaid’s Wine Glass
- Scientific name
- Acetabularia ryukyuensis
- Taxonomy
- Order: Dasycladales, Family: Polyphysaceae
- Size
- 5 cm - 6 cm (length of its stem)
- Species Distribution
- Amamioshima, Ie, Iriomote, Ishigaki, Izenajima, Kohama, Kume, and Okinawa Islands.
- Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Near Threatened
- Japan Red List of Threatened Species: Near Threatened
- This species grows in colonies in coastal bay areas with weak tidal currents. The species can be found growing on dead seashells, artificial objects, shoes, glasses, tires and such. A variety of species are identified in the Philippines and Indonesia.
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- Updated November 2018
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