swap_horiz Colpomenia sinuosa Alternatives

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Postelsia palmaeformis

Postelsia palmaeformis, commonly known as the sea palm, is a brown alga endemic to the wave-swept rocky shores of the no...

Intertidal North Pacific Brown Algae Phaeophyta

8.6 Great

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Egregia menziesii

Egregia menziesii, commonly called feather boa kelp, is a large brown alga in the family Lessoniaceae. It grows on rocky...

Intertidal North Pacific Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.4 Good

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Hedophyllum sessile

Hedophyllum sessile is a brown kelp in the family Laminariaceae found along the northeastern Pacific coast. Its broad, u...

Kelp Intertidal North Pacific Brown Algae

7.3 Good

4

Fucus vesiculosus

*Fucus vesiculosus*, commonly called bladderwrack, is a brown alga of rocky intertidal shores in the North Atlantic and...

Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.8 Fair

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Hormosira banksii

Hormosira banksii is a brown alga found on rocky shores in Australia and New Zealand. It is commonly called Neptune’s ne...

Australia Intertidal Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.3 Fair

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Cystoseira tamariscifolia

Mediterranean brown alga notable for vivid blue-green iridescence when submerged and widely used as a bioindicator of cl...

Mediterranean Intertidal Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.3 Fair

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Xiphophora chondrophylla

Xiphophora chondrophylla is a brown alga in the family Xiphophoraceae found on coasts of southern Australia and New Zeal...

Australia Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

6.3 Fair

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Cystoseira amentacea

Cystoseira amentacea is a brown alga associated with shallow rocky shores in the Mediterranean region. It grows in the u...

Mediterranean Protected Intertidal Brown Algae

6.0 Fair

9

Bifurcaria bifurcata

Bifurcaria bifurcata is a brown alga of the northeastern Atlantic, with a range extending from the British Isles toward...

Cylindrical Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae

6.0 Fair

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Fucus serratus

Fucus serratus, commonly called toothed wrack, is a brown alga native to the North Atlantic. Its flattened blades have r...

Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

5.8 Mediocre

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Cystophora retroflexa

Cystophora retroflexa is a brown alga in the family Sargassaceae distributed across southern Australia and New Zealand....

New Zealand Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

5.8 Mediocre

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Cystoseira compressa

Cystoseira compressa is a brown alga occurring in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It has main axes...

Mediterranean Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

5.6 Mediocre

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Fucus spiralis

Fucus spiralis, commonly known as spiral wrack, is a brown seaweed of the North Atlantic. It occupies the upper intertid...

Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

5.4 Mediocre

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Dictyota dichotoma

Dictyota dichotoma is a brown alga with a broad distribution in tropical and temperate seas. Its thallus is characterize...

Tropical Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

5.4 Mediocre

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Hydroclathrus clathratus

Hydroclathrus clathratus is a brown alga recognized by its perforated, net-like or lattice-shaped thallus. It occurs on...

Tropical Intertidal Brown Algae Phaeophyta

5.4 Mediocre

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Sargassum vulgare

Sargassum vulgare is a brown alga in the family Sargassaceae, occurring in tropical and subtropical parts of the Atlanti...

Atlantic Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

5.4 Mediocre

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Scaberia agardhii

Scaberia agardhii is a brown alga in the family Sargassaceae. It is found in southern Australia and New Zealand, where i...

Australia Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

5.4 Mediocre

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Pelvetia canaliculata

Pelvetia canaliculata, known as channelled wrack or channel wrack, is a brown alga of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. I...

Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

5.2 Mediocre

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Scytosiphon lomentaria

Scytosiphon lomentaria is a brown alga found in cold and temperate marine waters in many parts of the world. It grows as...

Tubular Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae

5.2 Mediocre

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Sargassum filipendula

Sargassum filipendula is a brown alga in the family Sargassaceae, native to the western Atlantic from Canada to Brazil....

Intertidal Western Atlantic Subtidal Brown Algae

5.2 Mediocre