Halimeda tuna

Halimeda tuna
	Halimeda tuna on the Sicilian coast
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Ulvophyceae
Order:	Bryopsidales
Family:	Halimedaceae
Genus:	Halimeda
Species:	H. tuna
Binomial name
	Halimeda tuna; (J. Ellis & Solander) J. V. Lamouroux, 1816
Synonyms
	Corallina tuna J.Ellis & Solander, 1768; Halimeda platydisca Decaisne, 1842; Halimeda tuna f. albertisii (Piccone) De Toni, 1889; Halimeda tuna f. platydisca (Decaisne) E.S.Barton, 1901; Halimeda tuna var. albertisii Piccone, 1883; Halimeda tuna var. platydisca (Decaisne) Børgesen, 1911;

Halimeda tuna is a species of calcareous green seaweed in the order Bryopsidales. It is found on reefs in the Atlantic Ocean, the Indo-Pacific region and the Mediterranean Sea. Halimeda tuna is the type species of the genus Halimeda and the type locality is the Mediterranean Sea. The specific name "tuna" comes from the Taíno language, meaning "cactus" and referring to the resemblance of the thallus to the growth form of an Opuntia cactus.

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