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Plocamium cartilagineum; Red Alga   

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Plocamium cartilagineum
Plocamium cartilagineum
Red Alga
Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0305 0860 (2005-03-26)

Copyright © 2005 California Academy of Sciences

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  between 1980 and 1985
  • latitude 36.54630   longitude -121.93121   max error distance 2866 meters     View on Google Maps.
  • horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984
  • georeferencing source GeoLocate
  • location   Carmel Bay, 15 m depth (Monterey County, California, US)
  • family Plocamiaceae
  • order Gigartinales
  • plant community   Subtidal
  • notes   Field of view 15 mm, depth 15m. This red alga plays an essential role in the life of the sea hare Aplysia. The young snails require this alga to support growth, and it produces a chemical that defends them against predators. Red algae have a complicated reproductive cycle.
  • camera   Nikonos
  • photo category: Plant - algae

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   Red Alga (photographer)
  • Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)
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