 Thalli ranges up to 8 m tall |
Cystoseira osmundacea
Phylum - Heterkontophyta Order - Fucales Family - Sargassaceae Basionym: Fucus osmundaceus Turner Synonyms: Fucus osmundaceus Turner 1809 Cystoseira expansa C. Agardh 1824 Halidrys osmundacea (Turner) Harvey 1840 Cystoseira douglasii Harvey 1841 Stephanocystis osmundacea (Turner) Trevisan 1843 Siliquarius osmundaceus (Turner) Kuntze 1891 Cystoseira osmundacea f. expansa (C. Agardh) Setchell 1901 Cystoseira osmundacea f. typica N.L. Gardner 1913 Range/local: Seaside Oregon to Ensenada Baja California (Baja California, California, Mexico, Oregon) Main Characteristics: -8 m long -lower region of branches are flattened and blackish brown -upper region contains pneumatocysts and is carmel colored (looks beaded) with alternate branching HOME PAGE |
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