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Odonthalia kamtschatica

(Ruprecht) J.Agardh
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Ceramiales
Family
Rhodomelaceae

Odonthalia kamtschatica

Flattened sea brush

Authority
(Ruprecht) J.Agardh
Thallus to at least 12 cm (4.7 in) tall and ~ 3 mm (0.12 in) wide, flattened but with a strong midrib basally, disappearing in distal branches; alternate branching in a single plane; branches somewhat serrate in appearance, branches becoming longer toward the base, some determinate, some indeterminate; color dark reddish brown.

Habitat

Low intertidal and subtidal rock.

North Pacific Distribution

Bering Sea amd Aleutian Islands, Alaska, to northern Washington; Russia

Former scientific names

Atomaria kamtschatica, Fimbriaria kamtschatica

Similar taxa

Odonthalia spp.

References

Last updated December 26, 2010

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