hypoglossum

HY•poh•glaw•sum

This delicate opportunist is too small to survive the tumultuous action of the sea floor, so it spends its whole life clinging to its neighbors.

repeat 13.5"V x 18"H

kingdom Plantae
phylum Rhodophyta
class Florideophyceae
order Ceramiales
family Delesseriaceae
genus Hypoglossum
species simulans

collection by Peter Vroom
date August 4, 2006
location Lanai, Hawaii