Artificial Reef Field Guide: Gymnogongrus sp
| Code(s) | GYSP |
| Id Number | 540 |
| Taxa | Algae |
| Mobility | Sessile |
| Colonial / Solitary | Colonial |
| Typical Substrate Type | Hard |
Species Description
Thalli erect, saxicolous with several to many branches arising from discoid holdfast. Branches rigid repeatedly dichotomous, mostly cylindrical below, compressed above, branching primarily in one plane. Plants dioecious.
Species Habitat
Frequent on sand swept rocks.
Species Range
Intertidal to subtidal 30 m; British Columbia, Canada, to Sea of Cortez, Mexico.