Wildemania norrisii

Norris' laver

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

Thallus is an olive-green, distromatic blade to 30 cm (12 in) long, strap-like or egg-shaped (ovate) and deeply lobed (hood-shaped) around the basal attachment. Male and female reproductive cells occur on separate individuals.

Habitat

This species occurs on bedrock in the mid to high intertidal on semi-protected to fully exposed shores. It was formerly included in Porphyra schizophylla.