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Mastocarpus latissimus

(Harvey) S.C.Lindstrom, Hughey & Martone
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Gigartinales
Family
Phyllophoraceae

Mastocarpus latissimus

Harvey's Turkish washcloth

Authority
(Harvey) S.C.Lindstrom, Hughey & Martone
Thallus is a subdichotomously branched blade, reaching 40 cm tall, but usually much shorter; occasionally this species is represented by a patch of unbranched or sparingly branched uprights ~ 2 cm tall.

Habitat

Mid to low intertidal on bedrock and boulders on semi-exposed to semi-protected habitats.

North Pacific Distribution

Aleutian Islands, Alaska, to California

Former scientific names

Gigartina mamillosa var. latissima, Gigartina latissima; misidentified as Mastocarpus papillatus

Similar taxa

Mastocarpus alaskensis, Mastsocarpus intermedius

References

Last updated December 26, 2010

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