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Northern California Rocky Intertidal Species

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

Bottlebrush seaweed 1
Analipus japonicus
Sea Potato (algae) 2
Leathesia difformis
Beanweed 3
Scytosiphon lomentaria
chain bladder kelp 4
Stephanocystis osmundacea
Silvetia compressa 5
Little Rockweed 6
Pelvetiopsis limitata
Rockweed 5
Fucus distichus
stalked kelp 6
Pterygophora californica
Feather Boa Kelp 7
Egregia menziesii
Bull Kelp 8
Nereocystis luetkeana
Giant Kelp 9
Macrocystis pyrifera
Dictyoneurum californicum 5
Sea Palm 10
Postelsia palmaeformis
seersucker kelp 11
Costaria costata
Southern stiff-stiped kelp 12
Laminaria setchellii
Laminaria sinclairii 6

Edited by Alison Young, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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  • 1. (c) JJ Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by JJ Johnson
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  • 3. (c) jeanmck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jeanmck
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  • 5. (c) Gena Bentall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gena Bentall
  • 6. (c) Alison Young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alison Young
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  • 9. (c) Wendy Feltham, all rights reserved, uploaded by Wendy Feltham
  • 10. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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  • 12. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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