Nienburgia sp. prolifera

Northern toothed wing

Authority: M.J.Wynne

Thallus usually less than 12 cm (4.7 in) tall and ~ 4 mm (0.16 in) broad, often with many blades arising from a dense holdfast of flattened bases, blades suboppositely branched to several orders, sometimes only developing as far as becoming marginal teeth; blade polystromatic throughout; midrib and lateral veins absent.

Habitat

Usually subtidal, to 20 m, growing on rock, sponge and molluscs.

North Pacific Distribution

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Alaska; Russia

Similar taxa

This species superficially resembles Pleuroblepharidella japonica.

References

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Last updated December 26, 2010

Nienburgia sp. prolifera

Habitat

North Pacific Distribution

Similar taxa

References

Photos

Nienburgia sp. prolifera Northern toothed wing

Nienburgia sp. prolifera Northern toothed wing

Nienburgia sp. prolifera Northern toothed wing