Neorhodomela larix

Black pine; Neorhodomela larix
	Neorhodomela larix with Analipus japonicus, Cambria, California
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Order:	Ceramiales
Family:	Rhodomelaceae
Genus:	Neorhodomela
Species:	N. larix
Binomial name
	Neorhodomela larix; (Turner) Masuda 1982
Synonyms
	Fucus larix Turner 1819; Rhodomela larix (Turner) C.Agardh 1822; Lophura larix (Turner) Kützing 1849; Fuscaria larix (Turner) Ruprecht 1850;

Neorhodomela larix, commonly known as black pine, is a species of red algae native to coastal areas of the North Pacific, from Mexico to the Bering Sea to Japan. It forms dense mats on semi-exposed rocks in intertidal areas. The thallus is dark brown to black in color with whorled branches resembling a bottlebrush.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Neorhodomela larix". Seaweeds of Alaska, RCAC. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
^ M.D. Guiry. "Neorhodomela larix (Turner) Masuda". AlgaeBase. Retrieved February 6, 2012.

External links

Neorhodomela larix at University of California, Santa Cruz
Neorhodomela larix at Algaebase. Includes photo gallery

This Rhodophyta-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[W1-1] "Neorhodomela larix". Seaweeds of Alaska, RCAC. Retrieved February 6, 2012.

[W2-2] M.D. Guiry. "Neorhodomela larix (Turner) Masuda". AlgaeBase. Retrieved February 6, 2012.

[1]

[2]