Observations by azura

Specimen field ID #: BIOL 320 JF-LQ-KZ-14
Growing on: Big boulder
Tidal zone: Low intertidal zone
Time collected: 15:40
How common: A few other specimens found in nearby boulders
Nearby Species: Ulva, Pyropia, barnacles, oysters
Specimen Reproductive?: No evidence
What features help identify this to genus and or specimen?: Thin, relatively delicate see-through light to medium brown blades with smooth margins. Tiny but easily noticeable structure at the bottom of the blade instead of a stipe.

Specimen Field ID: B230-JF-LQ-KZ-5
Growing on: Rock
Tidal zone: Mid intertidal
Time collected: 4:24 pm
How common: Abundant.
Nearby species: Pyropia, alaria.
No evidence of reproduction.
Identifiable through green coloration, characteristic perforations on blades, flat and see-through blades with no holdfast or stipe.

Specimen Field ID: B230-JF-LQ-KZ-1
Growing on: Big boulder
Tidal zone: Mid to low intertidal
Time collected: 3:43 pm
How common: Abundant in nearby clusters.
Nearby species: Ulva, Fucus, barnacles, Oysters
Specimen reproductive (tetrasporophytes).
Identifiable through microscopy (polysiphonous), branching in one plane; lies flat.