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Hesperophycus californicus Silva
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 drawing of Hesperophycus californicus
Misapplied Names:
Hesperophycus harveyanus ( Decaisne ) Setchell et Gardner
Illustrations:
Abbott and Hollenberg 1976, p. 266, fig. 214 ( habit ); R. Aguilar-Rosas et al. 2002, p. 150, fig. 2 A ( photo: x-section conceptacle ). fig. 2 B ( photo: mature oogonium ); Gardner 1910, pl. 16, figs. 8 & ndash; 10 ( oogonium ); Gardner 1913, pls. 36, 37 ( photos: habit ); Smith 1944, pl. 32, fig. 1 ( habit )  Display references
Pacific Coast Distribution:
Dillon Beach, Marin Co ., Calif. ( Kjeldsen 1995, p. 23 ); Santa Cruz, Calif. ( Smith 1944, p. 153 ) to Cambria, San Luis Obispo Co ., Calif, ( H. L. Mason in UC ); Government Pt ., Santa Barbara Co ., Calif. ( Murray and Littler 1989, p. 68 ); Malaga Cove, Los Angeles Co ., Calif. ( Dawson 5397 in AHFH and UC ) to Punta Eugenia, Baja Calif. ( Dawson 1953 b, p. 119 ); Islas Los Coronados, Islas de Todos Santos, Islas San Benito ( Silva in UC ); Channel Is ., Calif. ( San Miguel I ., Santa Rosa I ., Anacapa I ., San Nicolas I.: Murray and Littler 1989, p. 68; Santa Cruz I ., San Clemente I.: Murray 1974, p. 41; Santa Catalina I.: Nicholson and Cimberg 1971, p. 377 );  Display references
Taxonomy:
R. Aguilar-Rosas et al. 2002; Silva 1990  Display references
Life History:
diplontic, with a perennial diploid thallus producing eggs and antherozoids in conceptacles
Chromosomes:
Cole 1967 b, p. 524  Display references
Biology/Ecology:
L & uuml; ning 1990; Murray and Horn 1989, p. 462; Foster et al. 1988, p. 17; McMurtry 1988; Horn et al. 1983, p. 84; Oates and Murray 1984; Littler and Arnold 1982; Seapy and Littler 1978, p. 298  Display references
Epiphytes:
Spongonema tomentosum
Physiology:
Cabello-Pasini and Alberte 1997  Display references
Chemistry:
Van Alstyne et al. 1999; Ragan and Glombitza 1986, p. 190  Display references

Pl =plurilocular; U =unilocular; S =sterile
J F M A M J J A S O N D
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
Pl                        
U                        
S                        
COLUMBIA
RIVER
Pl                        
U                        
S                        
CAPE
ARAGO
Pl                        
U                        
S                        
CAPE
MENDOCINO
Pl                         Rare, on rocks in the intertidal. Kjeldsen 1995, p. 23.  Display references
U                        
S        green dot                
POINT
ARENA
Pl                        
U                        
S                        
SAN
FRANCISCO
Pl                         Abundant, at rocky headlands, on rocks of the mid and upper intertidal. Smith 1944, p. 153.  Display references
U          green dot  green dot  green dot  green dot        
S        green dot                

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