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Five-ribbed Kelp
Costaria costata
Authority:
(C. Agardh) D. A. Saunders
North Pacific Distribution:
Unalaska I., Alaska, to southern California.
Phylum:
Ochrophyta
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Laminariales
Family:
Costariaceae
Former Scientific Names:
Fucus costatus, Agarum costatum, A. quinquecostatum, Laminaria costata, Costaria mertensii, C. turneri
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