Microcladia coulteri ³

Finely branched red alga epiphytic on other red algae, including Chondracanthus, Odonthallia, Mazzaella, and Prionitis.  Resembles Plocamium, except that Microcladia coulteri is always epiphytic (and smaller).  Range from Baja to British Columbia. Microcladia = "tiny branches"; coulteri = named after 19th century Irish naturalist, Thomas Coulter.

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1. (c) holdfast..., some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5453/10107660994_a619af0497_o.jpg
2. (c) 2005 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=171175&one=T
3. (c) Kathleen Dickey, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/27112770

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