Phaeostrophion irregulare

Surf-loving false kelp

Authority: Setchell & N.L.Gardner

The thallus is a medium to dark brown blade, broader distally and tapering to a narrow stipe, growing in clusters from a perennial crustose base, and reaching 25 cm (10 in) in height but usually much smaller.

Habitat

Found in the low intertidal on rock in sand on wave-swept beaches.

North Pacific Distribution

Aleutian Islands, Alaska to Santa Barbara County, California.

Similar taxa

Petalonia sp., Punctaria spp.

References

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Last updated December 26, 2010

Phaeostrophion irregulare

Habitat

North Pacific Distribution

Similar taxa

References

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Phaeostrophion irregulare Surf-loving false kelp