Stalked kelp
Pterygophora californica
Geographical Range and Habitat 4
Found in subtidal (7-20m in depth) from British Columbia to Baja (MAC). Rare in low intertidal.
Important understory kelp species in kelp forests.
Identification and morphology 4
Thalli reaching 2.3 m. Stipe is cylindrical at the base, flattened near upper portion, and unbranched (up to 1.5 m). The stipe is a woody texture, holdfast is short and hapterous. One blade arises from the tip of the stipe and the rest of the blades arise from the sides of the stipe.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
- (c) kelpsquad, all rights reserved
- (c) Alison Young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alison Young
- Adapted by intertidalecologist from a work by (c) kelpsquad, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
More Info
iNat Map
| Common name | Algae, Brown Algae |
|---|---|
| Region | Alaska to British Columbia, Channel Islands North, Channel Islands South, Government Point to Mexico, San Francisco to Government Point, WA Olympic Coast to San Francisco |
