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Fucus gardneri (=f. distichus); Rock Weed   

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Fucus gardneri (=f. distichus)
Fucus gardneri (=f. distichus)
Rock Weed
Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0505 2622 (2005-05-31)

Copyright © 2005 California Academy of Sciences

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  between 1980 and 1986
  • 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 (Monterey County, California, US)
  • family Fucaceae
  • order Fucales
  • class Phaeophyceae
  • plant community   Intertidal rocks
  • notes   This alga is chemically defended--when bruised it exudes 'juice' that is toxic to snails and urchins. For reproduction, eggs or sperm are released from the tiny bumps on the algal blades--fertilization and germination lead directly to new rockweeds.
  • camera   Nikon
  • photo category: Plant - algae

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   Rock Weed (photographer)
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