Scytosiphon dotyi

Habitat and range 3

Scytosiphon dotyi is abundant during winter/spring on rocky substrate in the mid to upper intertidal zones. Usually restricted to vertical surfaces. Ranges from Oregon to Baja California (MAC).

Morphology and identification 3

Greenish to light brown unbranched thallus made of slightly flattened cylindrical tubes; tubes are sometimes twisted. Has hairs in dense tufts in small depressions on the surface. Usually ~10 cm long in dense clumps. Similar to S. lomentaria but smaller and tubes are smooth without constrictions.

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Common name Algae, Brown Algae
Region Channel Islands South, Government Point to Mexico, San Francisco to Government Point, WA Olympic Coast to San Francisco