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Gooey Golden Seaweed
Eudesme borealis
Authority:
H.Kawai, T.Hanyuda & A.F.Peters
North Pacific Distribution:
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Alaska, to central British Columbia; Japan; Russia
Phylum:
Ochrophyta
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Ectocarpales
Family:
Chordariaceae
Former Scientific Names:
misidentified as Eudesme virescens
Description: The thallus of this distinctive species is golden brown, gelatinous, and has an irregular branching pattern. Thalli generally reach a height of 10 cm (4 in). Habitat: This species is a mid summer annual found on rock, soft substrate, and epiphytically on other vegetation such as eelgrass in the low intertidal and upper subtidal zones. This species prefers semi-protected or more sheltered habitats.
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