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Oregon Pine
Neorhodomela oregona
Authority:
(Doty) Masuda
North Pacific Distribution:
Bering Sea and Aleutian Is., Alaska, to Sonoma County, California; Japan; Russia.
Phylum:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Florideophyceae
Order:
Ceramiales
Family:
Rhodomelaceae
Former Scientific Names:
Odonthalia oregona
Description: Thallus is coarse, reddish brown to black, growing to 17 cm (7 in) tall. Branching of main axis is primarily indeterminate, with slender, terete, radially arranged branches. Thallus is attached by a discoidal holdfast. Habitat: This resilient perennial is found on rocks often in tidepools in the mid intertidal of semi-protected to protected habitats. Similar taxa: Neorhodomela aculeata, N. larix, Cryptosiphonia woodii, Odonthalia floccosa f. comosa.
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