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Savoiea hamata

(E.S.Zinova) M.J.Wynne
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Ceramiales
Family
Rhodomelaceae

Savoiea hamata

Subtidal tassel

Authority
(E.S.Zinova) M.J.Wynne
Thallus is fine, profusely branched, dark red to reddish-brown, reaching at least 20 cm (8 in) tall. A microscope is required for accurate identification of the polysiphonous axes, in which 4-7 pericentral cells surround the axial cell.

Habitat

This species is a subtidal perennial that often uses its hooklike branches to wrap around other algae in semi-protected to exposed habitats.

North Pacific Distribution

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Alaska to northern Washington; Russia.

Former scientific names

Pterosiphonia hamata, Polyostea hamata, Pterosiphonia gardneri, Tayloriella abyssalis

Similar taxa

Polysiphonia pacifica

References

Last updated December 26, 2010

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