Table 7. 'Vulnerable' marine macroalgae in the Great Barrier Reef as derived from a national assessment by Cheshireetal. (2000)
| Family | Scientific Name |
# Locations in Australia |
Range (km) |
Locations in the GBRWHA |
| Division: Chlorophyta | ||||
| Udoteaceae | Avrainvillea ridleyi |
2 |
1793 |
Capricornia |
| Cladophoraceae | Cladophorella calcicola |
4 |
1224 |
Capricornia, Hinchinbrook Island |
| Halimedaceae | Halimeda magnidisca |
2 |
967 |
Heron Island, Green Island |
| Cladophoraceae | Rhizoclonium capillare |
5 |
1392 |
Capricornia, Townsville, Hinchinbrook Island, Cape Tribulation |
| Division: Heterokontophyta; Class Phaeophyceae | ||||
| Dictyotaceae | Dictyopteris crassinervia |
4 |
2074 |
Keswick Island |
| Dictyotaceae | Dictyota bifurca |
2 |
2178 |
Port Denison |
| Ralfsiaceae | Mesopora schmidtii |
2 |
808 |
Capricornia, Hinchinbrook Island |
| Dictyotaceae | Padina tetrastromatica |
4 |
1866 |
Townsville, Hinchinbrook Island, Cooktown |
| Division: Rhodophyta | ||||
| Areschougiaceae | Eucheuma sonderi |
2 |
968 |
Dunk Island |
| Ceramiaceae | Balliella grandis |
5 |
1166 |
One Tree Island, Heron Island, North West Island, Wistari Reef |
| Ceramiaceae | Gymnophycus hapsiphorus |
2 |
1124 |
One Tree Island |
| Ceramiaceae | Rhipidothamnion secundum |
3 |
1759 |
One Tree Island |
| Ceramiaceae | Seirospora orientalis |
3 |
3848 |
One Tree Island |
| Corallinaceae | Amphiroa crassa |
3 |
2589 |
Lady Elliot Isalnd, Lizard Island |
| Dumontiaceae | Dudresnaya capricornia |
4 |
4333 |
One Tree Island |
| Halymeniaceae | Cryptonemia caliculata |
2 |
1716 |
Heron Island |
| Halymeniaceae | Halymenia lacerata |
2 |
558 |
Cape York |
| Halymeniaceae | Thamnoclonium tissotii |
2 |
922 |
Dunk Island |
| Hypneaceae | Hypnea rugulosa |
2 |
1561 |
Port Denison |
| Rhodomelaceae | Bostrychia binderi |
4 |
2088 |
Townsville, Hinchinbrook Island, Cooktown |
| Rhodomelaceae | Laurencia moretonensis |
3 |
1224 |
Ball Bay, Hinchinbrook Island |
| Rhodomelaceae | Laurencia pinnatifida |
2 |
1222 |
Cape Upstart |
| Rhodomelaceae | Melanamansia daemelii |
2 |
2455 |
Cape York |
| Rhodomelaceae | Polysiphonia opaca |
2 |
907 |
Cannonvale |
| Rhodymeniaceae | Gelidiopsis acrocarpa |
3 |
1443 |
Port Denison, Cape York |
| Uncertain Affinity | Dicranemarosaliae |
2 |
1833 |
Townsville |