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UC specimens and range limits for Neogastroclonium subarticulatum
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  • Yellow marker: type locality, if present
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Gastroclonium coulteri (Harv. ) Kyl.

Lomentaria ovalis var. coulteri Harvey 1853: 78. Gastroclonium coulteri (Harv.) Kylin 1931: 30; Smith 1944: 303 (incl. synonymy).

Thalli 10-26(39) cm tall, with reddish bases and greenish tops; solid axes 1.5-2.5 mm diam.; septa of hollow axes at intervals of 1-2 mm; cysto carps 500-800 µm diam.; other characters as for genus.

Common on rocks, intertidal to subtidal (to 14 m), S. Br. Columbia to Baja Calif.; very common throughout Calif. Type locality: Monterey, Calif.

In winter, the plants are commonly eroded and bear only the lower axial portions.

Excerpt from Abbott, I. A., & Hollenberg, G. J. (1976). Marine algae of California. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. xii [xiii] + 827 pp., 701 figs.

Classification: Algaebase

NATIVE

Type locality: Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island: Nootka Sound

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