Marine Botany

Pugetia fragilissima & Pugetia firma

G.M. Smith Herbarium Data

Species
Location
Collector
Date
Depth
Notes
P. fragilissima
Parington Canyon
R. Sellers
July 14, 1976
30ft
Epiphytic on coralline algae and epizoic on bryozoans. Female
P. fragilissima
Coast Guard Pier, Monterey (dredged)
W. Austin
March 7, 1962
30-50ft
P. fragilissima
Stillwater Cove (drift)
N. L. Nicholson
June 11, 1968
P. fragilissima
Coast Guard Pier, Monterey (dredged)
Z. Arnold
May 7, 1966
36-60ft
Female
P. fragilissima
Municpal Warf (dredged)
G. Hollenberg
August 2, 1963
36-60ft
Some Female, some on tube worms
P. fragilissima
South Boundary of Pt. Lobos
W.J. North
August 21, 1964
100ft
small
2.5 in diameter
P. fragilissima

Monterey Marina
(dredged)

L. Hair
June 21, 1965
40-60ft
on tube worms, small
P. fragilissima
Monterey Harbor (dredged)
W. Austin
May 27, 1965
60ft
Sandy mud bottom
P. fragilissima
Pebble Beach (drift)
I. Abbott
July 18, 1966
P. fragilissima
East Beach of Mussel Point (drift)
I. Abbott
April 30, 1065
P. firma
Pt. Pinos
P. Martone
February 8, 2005
low intertidal
On side of rocks
P. firma (listed as C. firma)

Breakwater
(dredged)

L. E. Hair
June 21, 1965
54-60ft
small specimens on rocks and sponges.
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Cypress Pt.
G.M. Smith
July 6, 1933
lowtide
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Arrowhead Pt.
G.M. Smith
June 28, 1938
-1.0 tide
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Stillwater cove, Pebble beach
G.M. Smith
July 9, 1933
low tide
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Moss beach
(drift)
I. Abbott
July 12, 1965
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Pt. Joe
G.M. Smith
June 18, 1939
-1.0 tide
P. firma
(as C. firma)
150 yds. west of Pt. Joe
G.M. Smith
August 2,1939
0.5 tide
vertical face of rock on tunicates
P. firma
(as C. firma)
100 yds west of Fanshell beach
G.M. Smith
June 28, 1938
0.0 to -1.0
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Breakwater
(dredged)
W.C. Austin
February 8, 1964
25-30 ft
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Mission Pt.
M.A. Hart
July 11,1964
-0.2ft
on vertical rock faces
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Pescadero Pt.
W.J. North
August 20, 1964
100ft
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Carmel Beach
(drift)
I. Abbott
July 17, 1959
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Moss Beach
R.E. Norris
December 10, 1962
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Pt. Joe
G.M. Norris
April 24, 1940
0.0 to -0.1 tide
large plant size
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Carmel beach
G.M. Smith
June 26, 1941
0.0 tide
Vertical face of rocks (scarce)
P. firma
(as C. firma)
The pinnacles, Carmel Bay
R. Sellers
July 5, 1975
70ft
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Partington Canyon
R. Sellers
July 14, 1976
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Mussle Pt.
(drift)
I. Abbott
June 24, 1969
green algae creeping on top of thallus (probably Entocladia)
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Rocky point w. of Fanshell beach
G.M. Smith
August 8, 1941
0.0 tide
vertical face of rocks
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Carmel beach (drift)
I. Abbott
July 17, 1959
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Pebble Beach
G.M. Smith
June 22, 1943
-0.1 tide
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Cambel beach (drift)
I. Abbot
May 12, 1961
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Sea Palm Ave. (drift)
I. Abbott
May 7, 1965
P. firma
(as C. firma)
West beach, Mussel Pt. (drift)
I. Abbott
July 11, 1978
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Farnsworth Bank, Near Santa Catalina Is.
Robert Given
March 21, 1972
80ft
delicate
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Pt. Jarro, Davenport
W. J. Worth
May 14, 1970
50ft
delicate
P. firma
(as C. firma)
Pigeon Pt.
L.E. Hair
July 28, 1965

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