Artificial Reef Field Guide: Cryptonemia angustata
| Code(s) | CRAN |
| Id Number | 493 |
| Taxa | Algae |
| Mobility | Sessile |
| Colonial / Solitary | Colonial |
| Typical Substrate Type | Hard |
Species Description
Thalli erect with rose to bluish red blades rising from a discoid holdfast; 5 to 30 cm tall, first and second orders of branching pinnately divided, but frequently obscured by irregular proliferations. Blades membranous, each blade to 25 cm tall, 6 cm wide.
Species Habitat
Uncommon, grows on rocks.
Species Range
Subtidal 10 to 30 m; Monterey Bay, California, to Gulf of California, Baja California, Mexico.