Common Seaweeds of Point Reyes National Seashore |  |
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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