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Purple Laver
Porphyra perferata
Authority:
J. Agardh
North Pacific Distribution:
Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska, to Baja California, Mexico.
Phylum:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Bangiophyceae
Order:
Bangiales
Family:
Bangiaceae
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Description: Thallus is a purple (sometimes dark green), broadly expanded blade a single cell layer thick. Sexes are intermixed along the margin of the blade. This species is common from British Columbia south but is less common in Alaska. Habitat: It occurs in the mid intertidal on rock in semi-protected to semi-exposed habitats.
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