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Crisscross Network
Polyneura latissima
Authority:
(Harvey) Kylin
North Pacific Distribution:
Prince William Sound, Alaska, to Baja California, Mexico
Phylum:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Florideophyceae
Order:
Ceramiales
Family:
Delesseriaceae
Former Scientific Names:
Hymenena latissima, Nitophyllum latissimum
Description: Thallus is a thin, crinkly, rose-red blade, to 15 cm (6 in) tall and about half the width. A crisscrossing network of veins permeates the thallus, which often has bumps (cystocarps) and may develop holes. Habitat: Found in the low intertidal and subtidal on rock in semi-exposed to semi-protected habitats. Similar taxa: Devaleraea, Cryptopleura
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