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Spotting

Description:

Bright red seaweed with some egg-like structures on it, maybe spores?

Habitat:

Rocky seashore tide pool

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3 Comments

Machi
Machi 7 years ago

The fronds of Heterosiphonia japonica seem thinner and more spindly, but maybe the one I found is just older. I'm not certain either way though.

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 7 years ago

I don't know if this is it, but there's an invasive type of red algae that showed up in Maine a few years ago. I'll try to find the name for you...

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Maine, USA

Spotted on Apr 21, 2016
Submitted on May 17, 2016

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