Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii

False sea spaghetti

Authority: (Montagne) P.W.Gabrielson

Thallus cylindrical, radially or irregularly branched to mostly a single order, up to 40 cm (15.7 in) tall; main axis and branches 2-3 mm (0.08-0.12 in) in diameter, branches narrowing at the base and tapering gradually to a pointed tip; color bright pink to deep red.

Habitat

Low intertidal and subtidal, on rock, frequently pebbles.

North Pacific Distribution

Southeast Alaska to Baja California, Mexico

Former scientific names

Gigartina gaudichaudii, Neoagardhiella gaudichaudii, Agardhiella gaudichaudii, Agardhiella coulteri; misidentified as Agardhiella tenera, Neoagardhiella baileyi