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Narrow Turkish Washcloth
Mastocarpus rigidus
Authority:
S.C.Lindstrom, Hughey & Martone
North Pacific Distribution:
Aleutian Islands, Alaska, to northern California
Phylum:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Florideophyceae
Order:
Gigartinales
Family:
Phyllophoraceae
Former Scientific Names:
misidentified as Mastocarpus jardinii
Description: Thallus is reddish brown to almost black, tough, narrow, flattened, to 10 cm (4 in) tall, sometimes flaring into a blade at the distal end, which is usually covered with papillae. Like Turkish Washcloth, this species alternates with a diploid Tar Spot crust. Habitat: Growing in clusters on rock in the mid intertidal of semi-exposed and exposed habitats. Similar taxa: Mastocarpus spp.
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