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Cryptopleura ruprechtiana

(J.Agardh) Kylin
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Ceramiales
Family
Delesseriaceae

Cryptopleura ruprechtiana

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Authority
(J.Agardh) Kylin
Thallus a papery thin, rose red, fan-shaped blade with fine veins radiating from near the base. The blade is dissected into numerous lobes, which can be fringed with tiny bladelets. Blades can reach 20 cm (8 in) or more in height and are often broader than tall.

Habitat

This perennial occurs on rock in the low intertidal to subtidal in semi-protected to semi-exposed habitats.

North Pacific Distribution

Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska to Baja California, Mexico

Former scientific names

Nitophyllum ruprechtianum, Botryoglossum ruprechtianum, Botryoglossum farlowianum

Similar taxa

Cryptopleura spp., “Hymenena” spp.

References

Last updated December 26, 2010

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