Egregia menziesii
Family Alariaceae (Setchell 1925)
The sporophytes of the Alariaceae have either branched or unbranched stipes. They consist when mature of a holdfast, stipe, terminal laminae, and lateral outgrowths. The stipe is distinct, at least in the young plant. The terminal laminae may or may not contain a central thickened area, and are either plane or rugose. Blades are laterally oriented, and produced by a meristematic region borne either on the terminal blade or along the stipe. Sporangia are found in sori, and are restricted to sporophylls.
References for this page: Abbott, Isabella A., and George J. Hollenberg. Marine Algae of California. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. 1976Smith, Gilbert M. Marine Algae of the Monterey Peninsula. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. 1944
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