Neorhodomela larix
Species of alga / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neorhodomela larix, commonly known as black pine, is a species of red algae native to coastal areas of the North Pacific, from Mexico to the Bering Sea to Japan. It forms dense mats on semi-exposed rocks in intertidal areas. The thallus is dark brown to black in color with whorled branches resembling a bottlebrush or a pine tree's branches.[1][2]
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Black pine Neorhodomela larix | |
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Neorhodomela larix with Analipus japonicus, Cambria, California | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Archaeplastida |
Division: | Rhodophyta |
Class: | Florideophyceae |
Order: | Ceramiales |
Family: | Rhodomelaceae |
Genus: | Neorhodomela |
Species: | N. larix |
Binomial name | |
Neorhodomela larix (Turner) Masuda 1982 | |
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