Farlowia mollis

Farlow's seaweed

Authority: (Harvey & Bailey) Farlow & Setchell

Thallus is medium to dark red, soft and slippery, narrow and straplike, to 20 cm (8 in) tall and 1.5 cm (0.6 in ) wide but usually much shorter, branched or unbranched, with fringe-like laterals. This species has a faint midrib and veins, which are not always evident.

Habitat

It occurs on low intertidal rock or in mid tidepools in exposed to semi-protected habitats of the outer coast.

North Pacific Distribution

Prince William Sound, Alaska to Baja California, Mexico; Japan; Russia

Former scientific names

Gigartina mollis, Farlowia crassa

References

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Last updated December 26, 2010