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Common Coral Seaweed
Corallina officinalis var. chilensis
Authority:
Kutzing
North Pacific Distribution:
Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, to Baja California, Mexico.
Phylum:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Florideophyceae
Order:
Corallinales
Family:
Corallinaceae
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Description: Thallus is pink, articulated, calcareous, with cylindrical segments, reaching 10 cm (4 in) tall. Branching is pinnate, to several orders, lying in one plane, usually with space between branches. Habitat: This perennial species occurs on rock in the low intertidal and subtidal of semi-protected to exposed habitats. Similar taxa: Corallina spp.
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