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Seagrass Cellophane
Kornmannia leptoderma
Authority:
(Kjellman) Bliding
North Pacific Distribution:
Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, to San Luis Obispo County, California; Japan; Russia.
Phylum:
Chlorophyta
Class:
Ulvophyceae
Order:
Ulvales
Family:
Kornmanniaceae
Former Scientific Names:
Monostroma zostericola
Description: Thallus is a thin, bright green blade up to 8 cm (3 in) tall with finely ruffled margins. Blades, which are one cell thick, start out as small sacs, then split open as they expand. Cells are small, 4-6 μm diameter. Habitat: This annual grows only on seagrass from semi-exposed to protected habitats.  Similar taxa: Monostroma, Ulvaria.

Comments:
The relationship of this species to Kornmannia zostericola remains to be determined.

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