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Dwarf Sea Hair
Blidingia minima var. minima
Authority:
(Nageli ex Kutzing) Kylin
North Pacific Distribution:
Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea and Aleutian Is., Alaska, to Mexico; China; Korea; Japan; Russia.
Phylum:
Chlorophyta
Class:
Cladophorophyceae
Order:
Ulvales-test
Family:
Kornmanniaceae
Former Scientific Names:
Enteromorpha minima, E. nana
Description: Thalli grow as clusters of light green, cylindrical to flattened hollow tubes, often wrinkled or twisted, arising from a discoidal cushion.  This species usually does not exceed 5-10 cm (2-4 in) tall so is usually shorter than U. intestinalis,< 5-7 μm diam) than those of that species. Habitat: The species is found growing on cobble, boulders, bedrock, barnacles, driftwood and even other algae throughout the intertidal in semi-protected and protected habitats, especially if recently disturbed. Similar taxa:: Pseudothrix borealis, Ulva intestinalis.
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