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Chordaria flagelliformis

(O.F.Müller) C.Agardh
Phylum
Ochrophyta
Class
Phaeophyceae
Order
Ectocarpales
Family
Chordariaceae

Chordaria flagelliformis

Chocolate pencils

Authority
(O.F.Müller) C.Agardh
Thallus is light to dark brown; it averages 30 cm (12 in) but can reach 50 cm (20 in) tall. The long, sparse branches are slender like the main axis, smooth, and quite firm; they are arranged irregularly and rarely branch themselves.

Habitat

This annual is found on rock in the low intertidal, including tidepools, and prefers protected to semi-exposed habitats. Dictyosiphon sinicola is a common epiphyte.

North Pacific Distribution

Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea to Southeast Alaska; Korea; Japan; Russia

Former scientific names

Fucus flagelliformis, Chorda flagelliformis, Flagellaria flagelliformis

Similar taxa

Desmarestia, Dictyosiphon

References

Last updated December 26, 2010

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