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Golden Bottlebrush Epiphyte
Saundersella simplex
Authority:
(D.A. Saunders) Kylin
North Pacific Distribution:
Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, to southern British Columbia; Japan.
Phylum:
Ochrophyta
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Ectocarpales
Family:
Chordariaceae
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Description: The tubular and mucilaginous unbranched thallus is strictly epiphytic on Analipus japonicus. This golden brown thallus frequently dominates its host, growing up to 18 cm (7 in) long. Habitat: This summer annual is found on its host in the mid to low intertidal of semi-protected to exposed habitats. Similar taxa: Melanosiphon, Scytosiphon.
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