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Devaleraea mollis

(Setchell & N.L.Gardner) G.W.Saunders, C.J.Jackson & Salomaki
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Palmariales
Family
Palmariaceae

Devaleraea mollis

Red ribbon

Authority
(Setchell & N.L.Gardner) G.W.Saunders, C.J.Jackson & Salomaki
Thallus is crisp, somewhat dull, medium red to yellowish-pink, reaching 30 cm (12 in) or taller. The blade is palmate, with irregular lobes and dichotomies, wedge-shaped at base, tapering to a discoidal holdfast. This species is edible and a good source of vitamins and minerals. Thalli are biennial, with bladelets proliferating from the previous year's stub.

Habitat

This species occurs on rock in the mid to low intertidal and subtidal of semi-protected to semi-exposed habitats.

North Pacific Distribution

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Alaska to San Luis Obispo County, California; Russia

Former scientific names

Rhodymenia palmata f. mollis, Palmaria palmata f. mollis, Palmaria mollis

Similar taxa

Devaleraea callophylloides, Palmaria hecatensis, Sparlingia pertusa

References

Last updated December 26, 2010

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