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Sparlingia pertusa
Thallus is red and has small bumps, tapering rapidly to a stipe (variable length) and a rounded at the top. This specimen is about 18 cm long and 4 cm wide. The small bumps may be a reproductive function in the life history of the alga. Sparlingia is most often found in high energy areas from the low intertidal to shallow subtidal. A first time spotting on Project Noah.
Spotted on the beach at low tide at Discovery Bay in Seattle, Washington. This annual is found on rock in the low intertidal and subtidal (to at least 18 m depth) of semi-exposed habitats. Range is Bering Sea and Aleutian Is., Alaska, to Oregon; Korea; Japan; Russia.
Spotted on Apr 22, 2018
Submitted on Apr 28, 2018
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