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New Algae Species Discovered in Hawaii's Deep Waters – Photos

New species of deep-water algae, Umbraulva kuaweuweu, photographed by diver at 277 feet off Lisianski Island in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: Brian Hauk/NOAA	New species of deep-water algae Ulva ohiohilulu collected by a submersible of the Hawaiʻi Undersea Research Laboratory at 307 feet off south Maui. Credit: HURL archives
Dr. Heather Spalding processes a limu specimen at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Credit: Daniel Wagner/NOAA	New species of deep-water algae photographed by a SCUBA diver at 188 feet at Kure Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: Daniel Wagner/NOAA
Dr. Heather Spalding examines a limu specimen at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Credit: Daniel Wagner/NOAA	New species of deep-water algae collected by a submersible of the Hawaiʻi Undersea Research Laboratory at 304 feet from Lahaina, Maui. Credit: HURL archives
New species of deep-water algae Ulva ohiohilulu collected by a submersible of the Hawaiʻi Undersea Research Laboratory at 304 feet from west Maui. Credit: HURL archives	New species of deep-water algae, Ulva ohiohilulu, collected by a submersible of the Hawaiʻi Undersea Research Laboratory at 281 feet from south Maui. Credit: HURL archives
New species of algae at 195 ft from Lisianski, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: NOAA Office of National Marine Sancturies	New species of algae at 195 ft from Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: NOAA Office of National Marine Sancturies
New species of algae at 188 ft m depth from Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: Daniel Wagner/NOAA	New species of algae at 304 ft depth from Kure, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: NOAA Office of National Marine Sancturies
The new algae species Umbraulva kuaweuweu being collected at 264 ft depth from west Maui. Credit: Hawaiʻi Undersea Research Laboratory	The new algae species Umbraulva kaloakulau at 413 ft depth from west Maui. Credit: Hawaiʻi Undersea Research Laboratory
Dr. Heather Spalding examines a limu specimen at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Credit: Daniel Wagner/NOAA	The new algae species Ulva iliohaha collected from 211 ft depth from French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: NOAA Office of National Marine Sancturies<
The new algae species Ulva ohiohilulu collected from 277 ft depth from Lisianski, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: NOAA Office of National Marine Sancturies	The new algae species Umbraulva kuaweuweu collected from 277 ft depth from Lisianski, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: NOAA Office of National Marine Sancturies
The new algae species Umbraulva kaloakulau collected from 281 ft depth from Pearl and Hermes, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: NOAA Office of National Marine Sancturies