Commonly found on rocks burred in sand intertidally and subtidally (to 40 m), ranging from southern British Columbia to the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.
Source: Marine Algae of California (MAC)
Thallus grows 4 - 25 cm tall, color varies from pink to red. Flattened axes with large branches distichous, small branches pectinate and curved outward.
Previously Plocamium cartilagineum.
Source: Marine Algae of California (MAC)
Common name | Algae, Red Algae |
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Region | Alaska to British Columbia, Government Point to Mexico, San Francisco to Government Point, WA Olympic Coast to San Francisco |