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Postelsia palmaeformis Ruprecht
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Illustrations:
Sporophyte: Abbott and Hollenberg 1976, p. 250, fig. 203 ( habit ); Myers 1925, pl. 8, fig. 7 ( initial stage ); Scagel 1967, p. 143, fig. 57 ( habit ); Setchell and Gardner 1925, pl. 69 ( photo: habit ). Gametophytes: Myers 1925, pl. 8, figs. 1 & ndash; 6 ( female and male ), pl. 9 b ( photo: female )  Display references
Pacific Coast Distribution:
Hope I ., British Columbia ( Scagel 1957, p. 105 ) to Lion Rock, San Luis Obispo Co ., Calif. ( Setchell and Gardner 1925, p. 625 )  Display references
Molecular Taxonomy:
Boo et al. 1999; Saunders and Druehl 1993 a; Saunders and Druehl 1993 b; Druehl and Saunders 1992; Saunders and Druehl 1992 a  Display references
Evolution:
Druehl and Saunders 1992; Saunders and Druehl 1992 b; Estes and Steinberg 1988  Display references
Life History:
alternation of heteromorphic phases, with a macroscopic sporophyte and dioecious microscopic gametophytes ( Myers 1925 )  Display references
Phenology:
sporophytes reproductive sooner in the south ( March ) than in the north ( May )
Chromosomes:
Lewis 1995  Display references
Genetics:
Coyer et al. 1997; Saunders and Druehl 1993 a  Display references
Biology/Ecology:
Blanchette 1996; Holbrook et al. 1991; L & uuml; ning 1990; Foster et al. 1988, p. 7; L & uuml; ning and Freshwater 1988, p. 312; Paine 1988; Leigh et al. 1987; Dayton 1985, p. 220; Sousa 1985, p. 122; Steinberg 1985; Sousa et al. 1981, p. 305; Paine 1979; Paine 1979; Paine 1974, p. 117; Dayton 1973; Dayton 1973; Druehl 1970, p. 241; Druehl 1969, p. 164; Paine and Vadas 1969 b, p. 80; Widdowson 1965 b, p. 1428; Scagel 1963, p. 48; Scagel 1961, p. 528; Rigg and Miller 1949; Doty 1946, p. 326.  Display references
Epiphytes:
Ectocarpus commensalis , Microcladia borealis , Pilayella gardneri , Porphyra gardneri
Ultrastructure:
Henry and Cole 1982 a, p. 551; Henry 1980, p. 9  Display references
Physiology:
Wing and Patterson 1993; Lawrence and McClintock 1988  Display references
Chemistry:
Khotimchenko et al. 2002; Van Alstyne et al. 1999; Ragan and Glombitza 1986, p. 189; Sanders 1979, p. 97  Display references
Economic Applications:
Kalvass 1994; Druehl and Boal 1981, p. 578; Mumford 1980, p. 15  Display references

Pl =plurilocular; U =unilocular; S =sterile
J F M A M J J A S O N D
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
Pl                         Abundant, in the low and mid intertidal on rocks exposed to heavy surf, in moderately to fully exposed habitats. Scagel 1957, p. 105. Scagel 1973, p. 134.  Display references
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COLUMBIA
RIVER
Pl                         Abundant, in the low and mid intertidal on rocks exposed to heavy surf. Doty 1947, p. 42. Sanborn and Doty 1947, p. 31. Doty 1946, p. 326. Markham and Celestino 1977, p. 259.  Display references
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CAPE
ARAGO
Pl                         Abundant, in the low and mid intertidal, just above the Lessoniopsis zone, on rocks exposed to heavy surf. Dawson 1965 a, p. 18.  Display references
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CAPE
MENDOCINO
Pl                         Abundant, in the low and mid intertidal, just above the Lessoniopsis zone on rocks exposed to heavy surf. ( Silva in UC ). Kjeldsen 1995, p. 28.  Display references
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POINT
ARENA
Pl                         Abundant, in the low and mid intertidal, just above the Lessoniopsis zone, on rocks exposed to heavy surf. Johansen 1966 a, p. 103. Kjeldsen 1995, p. 28.  Display references
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SAN
FRANCISCO
Pl                         Abundant, in the upper and mid intertidal on rocks and cliffs exposed to full force of the surf. Smith 1944, p. 142.  Display references
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