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Northern California Rocky Intertidal Species

Rocky intertidal species from Del Norte County to San Mateo County.

sea laurel 1
Osmundea spectabilis
black pine 2
Neorhodomela larix
Neoptilota densa 3
Scouring-pad alga 4
Endocladia muricata
Mastocarpus jardinii 1
Turkish washcloth 5
Mastocarpus papillatus
Ahnfeltiopsis linearis 1
Erythrophyllum delesserioides 6
Lawn alga 3
Chondracanthus canaliculatus
Chondracanthus corymbiferus 1
Turkish Towel 1
Chondracanthus exasperatus
Mazzaella flaccida 7
splendid iridescent seaweed 8
Mazzaella splendens
Bottlebrush seaweed 9
Analipus japonicus
Sea Potato (algae) 10
Leathesia difformis
Beanweed 11
Scytosiphon lomentaria
chain bladder kelp 12
Stephanocystis osmundacea
Silvetia compressa 3
Little Rockweed 1
Pelvetiopsis limitata
Rockweed 3
Fucus distichus
stalked kelp 1
Pterygophora californica
Feather Boa Kelp 4
Egregia menziesii
Bull Kelp 13
Nereocystis luetkeana
Giant Kelp 14
Macrocystis pyrifera
Dictyoneurum californicum 3
Sea Palm 15
Postelsia palmaeformis
seersucker kelp 16
Costaria costata
Southern stiff-stiped kelp 17
Laminaria setchellii
Laminaria sinclairii 1

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