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Neorhodomela larix (Black pine)
Copyright © 2007 Jan Holmes
This perennial red seaweed grows to 20 cm. (8 in.) in rocky high energy areas in clumps or mats. Individuals resemble sprigs of pine trees or bottle brushes. A discoid holdfast leads to one or a few main branches with short stiff branchlets extending out from all sides of the main branch in a somewhat spiral formation. The color is dark purplish black. This species has a high thermal tolerance.
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page was created by Jan Holmes on 1/21/07.
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