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Turkish Towel
Chondracanthus exasperatus
Authority:
(Harvey et Bailey) Hughey
North Pacific Distribution:
Sitka Sound, Alaska, to Baja California, Mexico.
Phylum:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Florideophyceae
Order:
Gigartinales
Family:
Gigartinaceae
Former Scientific Names:
Gigartina exasperata
Description: Thallus is a thick (somewhat rubbery), elongate, undivided purplish to pale red blade, reaching 30 cm (12 in) tall, with short, spiny papillae covering the blade surface. Blades arise as elongate papillae-like projections from a discoidal holdfast up to 1 cm (0.4 in) in diam. Habitat: This perennial grows on rock in the low intertidal and upper subtidal of semi-protected to semi-exposed habitats.
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