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Sea Rubber
Colpomenia bullosa
Authority:
(D.A. Saunders) Yamada
North Pacific Distribution:
Unalaska I., Alaska, to central California; China; Korea, Japan.
Phylum:
Ochrophyta
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Ectocarpales
Family:
Scytosiphonaceae
Former Scientific Names:
Description: Thallus is a cylindrical, yellowish-brown sac with a contorted cushion-like base and holdfast. Thallus generally doesn’t grow larger than 20 cm (7.9 in) tall. Habitat: This annual is found in the low intertidal zone growing on rock and prefers semi-protected to semi-exposed habitats. Similar taxa: Coilodesme bulligera, Leathesia.
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