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Boreolithothamnion soriferum
Authority:
(Kjellman) P.W.Gabrielson, Maneveldt, Hughey & V.Peņa
North Pacific Distribution:
Scattered throughout the area.
Phylum:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Florideophyceae
Order:
Hapalidiales
Family:
Hapalidiaceae
Former Scientific Names:
Lithothamnion soriferum, Lithothamnion erinaceum
Description: Thalli are pink, unattached, calcareous algae belonging to several different taxa. They are very irregular in shape, often with scattered protuberances and excavations that can harbor a variety of invertebrates, and reaching several cm in diam. Habitat: These occur in the subtidal in mostly protected habitats such as bays and lagoons.
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