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Scientific Name
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Laurencia nidifica J. Agardh
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Classification
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#Kingdom:
Protista
 #Phylum:
Rhodophyta
#Class:
Florideophyceae
#Order:
Ceramiales
#Family:
Rhodomelaceae
#Genus:
Laurencia
#Species:
Laurencia nidifica J. Agardh
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Common Name(Thai)
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Common Name(English)
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Locality
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Ko Samui, Ko Tan, Gulf of Thailand
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Province
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Suratthani Province
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Collector
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Coppejans, Lewmanomont, Prathep, and students
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Identify by
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Coppejans
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Status
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common
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Major Characters
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Plants forming hemispherical spongy cushions, possibly with numerous attachments points; because of its brittleness it is easy to detach from the substrate; this most probably also happens in a natural way, resulting in numerous ball-like to sausage-like
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Principal Investigator
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Anchana Prathep
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Id.
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BRT-R149021-A013
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Financial Support
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BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND
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