Variation: spectabolis.
Deep purplish red saxicolous thalli with distichous flattened branches and naked lower portion.
Mostly symmetrical compressed branching with broadly rounded apices (spatulate).
Found in the mid to low intertidal zone.
Found growing on rocks in the middle intertidal to lower intertidal zones from Sitka, Alaska, to Baja California.
Source: Marine Algae of California (MAC)
Usually grows to about 20 cm, deep purplish-red or reddish-brown in color. There are several variations of this species.
Previously named Laurencia spectabilis.
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 |