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Norris' Laver
Porphyra norrisii
Authority:
V. Krishnamurthy
North Pacific Distribution:
Aleutian Is., Alaska, to northern California
Phylum:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Bangiophyceae
Order:
Bangiales
Family:
Bangiaceae
Former Scientific Names:
included in P. schizophylla
Description: Thallus is an olive-green, distromatic blade to 30 cm (12 in) long, strap-like or egg-shaped (ovate) and deeply lobed (hood-shaped) around the basal attachment. Male and female reproductive cells occur on separate individuals. Habitat: This species occurs on bedrock in the mid to high intertidal on semi-protected to fully exposed shores. It was formerly included in P. schizophylla.
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