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Derbesia marina
Halicystis Ovalis

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0405 0665 (2005-04-11)

INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO

date of photo between 1980 and 1986

location Open coast (Monterey County, California, US)

family Derbesiaceae

plant community Subtidal on coralline red algae

notes It was only when the branching filamentous phase of the green alga Derbesia was cultured that it was determied to be the same species as these little 10 mm 'peas,' previously called 'Halicystis.' These, then, are the sexual phase in the alga's life cycle; they grow only on coralline red algae. Depth 25 m.

camera Nikonos

photo category: Plant - algae

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT

common names Halicystis Ovalis (photographer)

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