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Hommersand's Seaweed
Hommersandia maximicarpa
Authority:
G.I.Hansen & S.C.Lindstrom
North Pacific Distribution:
Aleutian Islands, Alaska, to Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Phylum:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Florideophyceae
Order:
Gigartinales
Family:
Kallymeniaceae
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Description: Thallus is a deep red, often with marginal bladelets, tapering to a short stipe and small, discoidal holdfast. Thallus can reach 23 cm (9 in) tall and 35 cm (14 in) wide but is usually < 10 cm (4 in). Habitat: This perennial grows on rock, shell, other algae, and debris in the subtidal of protected to exposed habitats. Similar taxa: Callophyllis
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