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Neorhodomela oregona

(Doty) Masuda
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Ceramiales
Family
Rhodomelaceae

Neorhodomela oregona

Oregon pine

Authority
(Doty) Masuda
Thallus is coarse, reddish-brown to black, growing to 17 cm (7 in) tall. Branching of main axis is primarily indeterminate, with slender, terete, radially arranged branches. Thallus is attached by a discoidal holdfast.

Habitat

This resilient perennial is found on rocks often in tide pools in the mid intertidal of semi-protected to protected habitats.

North Pacific Distribution

Bering Sea abd Aleutian Islands, Alaska to Sonoma County, California; Japan; Russia

Former scientific names

Odonthalia oregona

Similar taxa

Neorhodomela aculeata, N. larix, Cryptosiphonia woodii, Odonthalia comosa

References

Last updated December 26, 2010

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