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Polyneura latissima

(Harvey) Kylin
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Ceramiales
Family
Delesseriaceae

Polyneura latissima

Crisscross network

Authority
(Harvey) Kylin
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.

North Pacific Distribution

Prince William Sound, Alaska to Baja California, Mexico

Former scientific names

Hymenena latissima, Nitophyllum latissimum

Similar taxa

Devaleraea, Cryptopleura

References

Last updated December 26, 2010

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