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Poly (red seaweed)

Polysiphonia hendryi var. deliquescens

Photo by Brian38
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47.6611, -122.435

Field Notes

Description:

The alga is colored red because it contains the pigment phycobilin which masks the green chlorophyll. Very flexible and branched with a lacy appearance.

Habitat:

Spotted at low tide at Discovery Park.

Reference Links:

Friends of Netarts Bay-Red_Seaweeds

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Sea life of the Pacific Northwest.
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Pacific North West Plant Medicine

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PublishedApril 28, 2018

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