Hedophyllum dentigerum

Northern stiff-stiped kelp

Authority: (Kjellman) Starko, S.C.Lindstrom & Martone

Thallus is dark brown, thick, reaching 1.5 m (5 ft) tall. The holdfast is branched, the stipe somewhat rigid, and the blade often split down to 10 cm (4 in) above its base. Mucilage ducts occur near the surface of stipe.

Habitat

This perennial is found on rock in the very low intertidal to shallow subtidal.

North Pacific Distribution

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Alaska to western Gulf of Alaska; Russia

Former scientific names

Laminaria dentigera, Saccharina dentigera

Similar taxa

Hedophyllum nigripes

References

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Last updated December 26, 2010