Common Seaweeds
of Point Reyes
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You can sort these photos in three ways to help you identify what you see:
Name: The scientific name consists of a genus and species.
Tide level: High: Near the top of the intertidal zone that is exposed except at the highest tides; Middle: The broad swath exposed by most low tides; Low: Exposed only at low tide.
Color: Arranged by their color in the field, from golden > green > brown > red > pink.
Hover on the photo for brief description. Click for more photos and information from the UC Berkeley Herbarium.
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| Ahnfeltiopsis linearis |
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| Alaria marginata |
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| Analipus japonicus |
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| Bangia |
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| Blidingia minima |
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| Calliarthron tuberculosum |
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| Callithamnion pikeanum |
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| Chondracanthus canaliculatus |
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| Cladophora columbiana |
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| Codium fragile subsp. californicum |
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| Codium setchellii |
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| Dactylosiphon bullosus |
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| Constantinea simplex |
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| Corallina vancouveriensis |
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| Cryptopleura lobulifera |
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| Cryptopleura ruprechtiana |
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| Cryptosiphonia woodii |
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| Cumagloia andersonii |
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| Dilsea californica |
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| Egregia menziesii |
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| Endocladia muricata |
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| Erythrophyllum delesserioides |
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| Farlowia compressa |
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| Farlowia mollis |
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| Fucus distichus |
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| Gelidium coulteri |
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| Halosaccion glandiforme |
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| Hymenena flabelligera |
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| Laminaria setchellii |
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| Laminaria sinclairii |
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| Leathesia marina |
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| Mastocarpus |
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| Mazzaella flaccida |
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| Mazzaella oregona |
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| Mazzaella splendens |
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| Microcladia borealis |
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| Neogastroclonium subarticulatum |
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| Neorhodomela larix |
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| Nereocystis luetkeana |
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| Odonthalia floccosa |
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| Osmundea spectabilis |
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| Pelvetiopsis limitata |
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| Petrospongium rugosum |
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| Prionitis lanceolata |
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| Prionitis sternbergii |
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| Pyropia perforata |
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| Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii |
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| Sargassum muticum |
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| Silvetia compressa |
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| Smithora naiadum |
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| Stephanocystis osmundacea |
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| Ulva linza |
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| Ulva |
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| Urospora |
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