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Kelp Fringe
Coilodesme fucicola
Authority:
(Yendo) Nagai
North Pacific Distribution:
Aleutian Is. to western Gulf of Alaska; Russia.
Phylum:
Ochrophyta
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Ectocarpales
Family:
Chordariaceae
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Description: Thallus is a flattened, obovate to elongate, light brown sac, with a narrow stipe, to 13 cm (5 in) tall and 0.8 cm (0.3 in) wide, attached by an inconspicuous discoidal holdfast. Habitat: This species grows in abundance along the margin of kelps, particularly Laminaria longipes, in the low intertidal of semi-exposed habitats.
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