Derbesia marina  (green sea felt)

© 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
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Photo ID #	14818
Comments	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.