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Kjellman's Laver
Wildemania variegata
Authority:
(Kjellman) De Toni
North Pacific Distribution:
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to Southeast Alaska; Japan; Russia
Phylum:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Bangiophyceae
Order:
Bangiales
Family:
Bangiaceae
Former Scientific Names:
Diploderma variegatum, Porphyra variegata
Description: Thallus is a dusky to pale red, distromatic, wedge-shaped blade that can reach over a meter (39 in) in length although it is usually much smaller. Male and female reproductive cells occur on separate sectors of the blade, which is often somewhat slippery. Habitat: This species occurs on rock or other algae in the low intertidal to subtidal of semi-exposed to exposed habitats.
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