Fuscifolium papenfussii

Eastern dark laver

Authority: (V.Krishnamurthy) S.C.Lindstrom

Thallus is a dark brown blade, two cell layers thick, nearly circular to irregular in outline, reaching 60 cm (27 in) in diameter. Male and female reproductive cells are on separate thalli or on different lobes of the same thallus.

Habitat

This species is an annual; it occurs in the mid to low intertidal of semi-protected to exposed habitats.

North Pacific Distribution

Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska to Oregon

Former scientific names

Porphyra papenfussii

Similar taxa

Wildmania norrisii is olive green and occurs on mid to high intertidal rock.

References

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Last updated December 26, 2010