Identificaciones de bclarkston

Field ID: B320-JF-LQ-KZ-11
Growing on: small rock
Tidal zone: low intertidal/upper subtidal
Time collected: March 31, 2024 at 5:36pm
Nearby species: Acrosiphonia, Ulva
Abundance: Not abundant, few individuals found
Specimen reproductive: no evidence of reproduction found
Distinguishing characteristics: Broad, flattened, but thick blade that grows in a cluster. Single blade is longer and wider than the stipe. Red-purple to brown colour and iridescent in water.

Field ID: B320-JF-LQ-KZ-10
Growing on: drift
Intertidal zone: Collected as drift from the mid intertidal
Time collected: March 31, 2024 at 5:30pm
Nearby species: Ulva, barnacles
Abundance: Not abundant, few specimens found
Specimen reproductive: no evidence found
Distinguishing characteristics: Thallus composed of succulent, ‘noodle-like’ cylindrical branches that taper towards their tips (apically) and towards their branching point (basally). Tapering best visible in photo 1. Dark red/reddish-brown coloured seaweed.

A group of non-filamentous, upright brown tubes that are shorter than 50 cm. These individuals are shorter than 50 cm, are not mucilaginous, and constricts along the length of the tube at intervals.
Attached to rock
Nearby species: green algae (filamentous, ulva), red algae (blades)
Tidal zone: Mid intertidal
Not very common

Specimen ID: B320 KD-AS-MT-8
A macroscopic, branched green filament that is not coenocytic, with hooked branches found south of Alaska.
Attached on rock.
Nearby species: red, green, brown algae; spread all across the beach
Tidal zone: low/mid intertidal
Very abundant
Reproductive: No

Specimen ID: B320 KD-AS-MT-1
A single, macroscopic, distromatic, lobed green blade with ruffled, untoothed margins that is flattened throughout its thallus.
Drift specimen.
Nearby species: red algae (blades) green algae (filamentous, ulva)
Tidal zone: Low intertidal
Fairly common
No other species attached
Reproductive: No

Specimen ID: B320 KD-AS-MT-2
A red, epilithic undivided and unbranched papillate blade with spines and abundant cystocarps. Stipe, midrib and veins were absent. No bleach smell or gland cells present.
Drift specimen
Nearby species: Green algae (ulva, filamentous), red algae (blades)
Tidal zone: Low intertidal
Fairly common
No other species attached
Reproductive: Yes

Specimen ID: B320 KD-AS-MT-6
A long, unbranched stipe with a terminal pneumatocyst, and brown, terminal, undivided blades.
Drift, attached to shell
Nearby species: brown algae (blade)
Tidal zone: Mid/Low intertidal
Not common
Saccharina latissima attached with specimen
Reproductive: No

B320 KD-AS-MT-3
A single, thick, smooth brown blade larger than 3 cm with a regular outline that lacks veins, growing directly from a small, disc-like holdfast without a stipe.
Attached to rock
Nearby species: green algae (filamentous), brown algae (blades)
Tidal zone: high intertidal
Time: 2:44 PM
Not very common
Reproductive: No

A large, ribbon-like brown blade with feather-like branching all along the stipe. Has a thin but noticeable midrib. Its blades are feathery, with many separations along each blade.
Attached to rock
Nearby species: green algae (ulva, filamentous), red algae (blades)
Tidal zone: Mid/high intertidal
Not very common
Reproductive: No

An upright parenchymatous brown alga with dichotomously branched blades, a defined midrib, a flexible stipe and conceptacle bearing receptacles that lack sterile wing patches.
Attached to rock
Nearby species: green algae (ulva, filamentous), red algae (blades), brown algae (blades)
Tidal zone: mid/high intertidal
Not very common
Reproductive: Yes

A single, undivided, iridescent red blade with elastic properties. This alga does not smell of bleach or have gland cells, and is not papillate. This species is greater than 5 cm, found intertidally and has a proportionally large stipe.
Attached to rock
Nearby species: green algae (ulva, filamentous), red algae (blades)
Tidal zone: Mid intertidal
Time: 3:20 PM
Not very common
Reproductive: No

Specimen field ID#: B320 YZ-WW 12

Growing on: rock

Tidal zone: mid intertidal

Time collected: 2024/03/30 3:12 PM

How common: very common

Nearby species: Ulva fenestrata, Mastocarpus

Specimen reproductive: no

Features to help identify: lateral branches, no hooked branchlets

B320-YZ-WW-1

Growing on a stone in the middle of the water.

Collected from low tidal zone

Collected at 16:16, March 30, 2024

Very uncommon. Only one spot

Ulva, Green Tarantula Weed are grown nearby

Feature: very thin, flattened blade, red color.

B320-YZ-WW-2

Floating near the water

Collected from lower tidal zone

Collected at 15:19, March 30, 2024

Relative common to find

Some Ulva and "red lettuce" grown nearby

Female gametophyte with cystocarps

Feature: A large broad and thick blade. Papillae on the blade, red color.

B320-YZ-WW-4
Growing on a rock
Collected from lower tidal zone
Collected at 15:29, March 30, 2024
Very uncommon
Ulva grown nearby
The specimen is not reproductive
Features: distinct branching pattern, brown color, holdfast, blade size.

B320-YZ-WW-6
Growing on a shall.
Collected from lower tidal zone
Collected at 15:26, March 30, 2024
Very rare to find
Ulva grown nearby
Specimen is not reproductive
Features: Pneumatocyst, brown color, holdfast.

B320-YZ-WW-9
Growing on a rock
Collected near lower tidal zone
Collected at 15:20 March 30, 2024
Not very common and must look carefully to find one.
Lots of Ulva nearby
The specimen is not reproductive
Features: Brown color, holdfast, flat blade, and size of the blade.

Field ID: B320-JF-LQ-KZ-6
Growing on: attached to small pebble
Tidal zone: mid intertidal
Time collected: March 30, 2024 at 3:17pm
Abundance: Not abundant, only a few specimens found
Nearby species: Hildenbrandia, barnacles
Specimen reproductive: cystocarps present (photo 1)
Distinguishing characteristics: Thick, papillate blade (photos 1-3), stipe with bladelets (photos 1, 5, 6). Final photo is a dried specimen.

Field ID: B320-JF-LQ-KZ-4
Growing on: drift
Tidal zone: found in the low intertidal as drift
Time collected: 3:28pm on March 30, 2024
Abundance: Many specimens were observed
Nearby species: Ulva, Pyropia, barnacles, oysters
Specimen reproductive: no evidence of reproduction found
Distinguishing characteristics: Large brown kelp with a long undivided frond, no midrib. Has a short stipe (photo 1). Margin is distinctly frilly and undulating (photo 1).

no specimen ID
growing on: rock
nearby species: Ulva, pyropia. tidal zone: mid intertidal
time collected: 3:24pm
scarce
reproductive
identifying characteristics: Brown, has V shaped tips (receptacles), bumpy (reproductive)

no specimen ID
growing on: drift
tidal zone: high intertidal
time collected: 3:22
nearby species: Ulva, pyropia
scarce
reproduction not observed
identifying feature: flexible stipe, ruffled on both sides, holdfast