Desmarestia viridis (Müller) Lamouroux

Illustrations:

Sporophyte: Abbott and Hollenberg 1976, p. 227, fig. 187 (habit); Smith 1944, pl. 18, fig. 3 (habit). Gametophyte: Kornmann 1962b, p. 289, fig. 3 a, b (photos: antheridial and oogonial plants)

Pacific Coast Distribution:

Unalaska, Aleutian Is., Alaska (Setchell and Gardner 1925, p. 561) to Monterey Peninsula, Calif. (Smith 1944, p. 119); Channel Is., Calif. (Santa Catalina I.: Murray 1974, p. 40) to Isla Guadalupe, Baja Calif. (Stewart and Stewart 1984, p. 141) and Rocas Alijos (Silva et al. 1996, p. 234); Gulf of California (Isla Angel de la Guarda to Isla Esteban: J. Norris and Bucher 1976, p. 6)

Taxonomy:

A. Chapman 1972b

Molecular Taxonomy:

Oppen et al. 1993

Phylogeny:

Draisma et al. 2001

Life History:

alternation of heteromorphic phases, with a macroscopic sporophyte and monoecious microscopic gametophytes (Nakahara 1984; Kornmann 1962b)

Biology/Ecology:

Shaffer and Parks 1994; Kluijver 1991, p. 329; Lüning 1990; Lüning and Freshwater 1988, p. 312; Lüning 1982, p. 54; Pace 1981, p. 460; Hodgson and Waaland 1980, p. 110; Lüning 1980b, p. 938

Ultrastructure:

Oates and Cole 1990; Henry 1979

Chemistry:

Ragan and Jensen 1979; Tsuchiya 1979; Saenko et al. 1978; Kremer 1973; Rönnerstrand 1943, p. 48