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Derbesia marina  (green sea felt)

Photo of Derbesia marina by <a href="http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/hawkes.html">Michael Hawkes</a>
© Michael Hawkes (Photo ID #14818)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Dixon I, Barkley Sound (for filamentous phase) & Botanical Beach (for Halicystis phase) Photographer Michael Hawkes
Habitat low intertidal, upper subtidal  
Photo Date Upload Date November 11, 2008
Elevation (m)  
UTM Zone # Latitude
UTM Easting Longitude
UTM Northing Photo ID # 14818
Notes The species has a heteromorphic life history. The filamentous phase is the diploid sporophyte and the spherical phase is the haploid gametophyte. The top photo was taken 12 March 1983 and the bottom photo 30 June 1988.

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