Habitat
Corallines live in varying depths of water, ranging from periodically exposed intertidal settings to 270 m water depth (around the maximum penetration of light). Although some species can tolerate brackish or hypersaline waters, no freshwater species exist. (Some species of the morphologically similar, but non-calcifying, Hildenbrandia, however, can survive in fresh water.) A wide range of turbidities and nutrient concentrations can be tolerated.
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