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Kallymeniopsis spp.

Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Gigartinales
Family
Kallymeniaceae

Kallymeniopsis spp.

Russian red blade

Thallus is brownish red to dark red blade, sometimes entire but more frequently split nearly to base of blade, which can reach 30 cm (12 in) tall. Blade surface is smooth or with tiny projections (verrucose), making the surface feel like sandpaper. The base of the stipe, if present, is often nearly colorless; holdfast is small, discoidal.

Habitat

Species are probably perennial; they are mostly subtidal in a variety of habitats.

North Pacific Distribution

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. Alaska to northern California; Russia.

Similar taxa

Dilsea , Schizymenia

References

Last updated December 26, 2010

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