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Sea Cabbage

Saccharina sessilis

Photo by Brian38
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48.1674, -123.707

Field Notes

Description:

This brown algae is unique in having no stipe between the holdfast and blades. The blades are often puckered and can grow up to 1.5 m long.

Habitat:

Spotted in a rocky tide pool at Tongue Point Marine Sanctuary. This perennial kelp is found on rock in the mid to low intertidal from semi-protected to semi-exposed habitats.

Reference Links:

Sea cabbage • Saccharina sessilis - Biodiversity of the Central Coast

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