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Alaria fragilis Saunders

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drawing of Alaria fragilis
habit from Setchell and Gardner 1903
Synonyms:
Alaria fragilis f. bullata Saunders, Alaria tenuifolia Setchell, A. tenuifolia f. amplior Setchell
Illustrations:
Sporophyte: Saunders 1901, pl. 21 (habit); Setchell and Gardner 1903, pl. 22, fig. 34 (habit), figs. 35–37 (x-section of stipe and midrib); Widdowson 1972a, p. 44, fig. 22: a (habit of plant from exposed locality), b (habit of plant from sheltered locality), c (sporophylls of lectotype of A. fragilis), d (sporophylls of lectotype of A. fragilis f. bullata), e (sporophylls of lectotype of A. tenuifolia f. amplior), f (sporophylls of holotype of A. tenuifolia) Display references
Pacific Coast Distribution:
Attu I., Aleutian Is., Alaska to Whidbey I., Wash. (Druehl 1969, p. 165) Display references
Taxonomy:
see Taxonomic Notes, p. 000; Widdowson 1972a, p. 42; Widdowson 1972b Display references
Molecular Taxonomy:
Kraan and Guiry 2000 Display references
Life History:
alternation of heteromorphic phases, with a macroscopic sporophyte and dioecious microscopic gametophytes (Robinson and Cole 1971b) Display references
Chromosomes:
Robinson and Cole 1971a; Robinson and Cole 1971b; Robinson 1967, p. 23 Display references
Biology/Ecology:
Lüning 1990; Druehl 1970, p. 241; Widdowson 1965b, p. 1428; Widdowson 1964, p. 71; Scagel 1961, p. 528; Rigg and Miller 1949 Display references
Ultrastructure:
Henry and Cole 1982a, p. 551; Henry 1980, p. 9 Display references
Chemistry:
Duncan and Harrison 1982, p. 446 (as Alaria marginata) Display references
Physiology:
Cole 1964 (as Alaria sp.); Schmitz 1984 Display references

Pl=plurilocular; U=unilocular; S=sterile
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BRITISH
COLUMBIA
Pl                         Uncommon, on rocks and wood in the low intertidal and upper subtidal at sheltered sites often associated with strong tidal currents. Scagel 1957, p. 109. Widdowson 1972a, p. 45. Display references
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RIVER
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ARAGO
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CAPE
MENDOCINO
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ARENA
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FRANCISCO
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