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Rubber Threads
Nemalion sp.
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North Pacific Distribution:
Afognak Island, Alaska, to Baja California, Mexico; Japan
Phylum:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Florideophyceae
Order:
Nemaliales
Family:
Nemaliaceae
Former Scientific Names:
misidentified as Nemalion elminthoides
Description: Thallus is reddish brown, reaching 20 cm (8 in) tall, attached by a cushion-like holdfast. This solid but soft, rubbery cord usually grows in clumps and may be irregularly brached. Habitat: This is a summer annual, which grows on barnacles or rock in the high to mid intertidal of semi-exposed to exposed habitats. Similar taxa: Commonly misidentified as a worm-like invertebrate.
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