Habitat and Range ³

Grows on rocks in the high intertidal to subtidal (to 30 m) from Vancouver island, British Columbia, to Punta Santa Rosalia, Baja California.

Source: Marine Algae of California (MAC)

Morphology and Identification ³

Grows up to approximately 40 cm within the intertidal zone. Thalli is thick, cartilaginous, with irregular dichotomous branching, with many short branchlets occurring along the edges of compressed axes, mostly dark red in color. Morphology is variable depending on the habitat.

Source: Marine Algae of California (MAC)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Sean Agler, all rights reserved, uploaded by Sean Agler
2. (c) kimandlauren, all rights reserved
3. (c) Sean Agler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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