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Jelly Moss
Gloiopeltis furcata
Authority:
(Postels & Ruprecht) J. Agardh
North Pacific Distribution:
Bering Sea and Aleutian Is., Alaska, to Baja California, Mexico; China; Taiwan; Korea; Japan; Russia.
Phylum:
Rhodophyta
Class:
Florideophyceae
Order:
Gigartinales
Family:
Endocladiaceae
Former Scientific Names:
Dumontia furcata
Description: Thallus is rusty red to golden yellow, up to 5 cm (2 in) tall. The smooth, narrow cylindrical branches fork infrequently and are more or less dichotomous; they lack spines and have a rubbery to slippery texture. The annual thallus grows from a perennial basal crust each spring. Habitat: A less hearty alga than Sea Moss, with which it can co-occur, this species is common on rock in the high to mid intertidal of protected to semi-exposed habitats. Similar taxa: Endocladia; basal crust: Hildenbrandia, Palmaria.
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