Desmarestia herbacea
| Desmarestia herbacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Desmarestiales |
| Family: | Desmarestiaceae |
| Genus: | Desmarestia |
| Species: | D. herbacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmarestia herbacea (Turner) J.V.Lamouroux | |
Desmarestia herbacea is a species of brown algae found worldwide. Its common names include color changer, Desmarest's flattened weed, and sea sorrel, though the last name can also refer to other species of Desmarestia.[1]
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Photo illustration from Puget Sound Marine Station publications
References
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- ^ "Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 7 September 2018.