Artificial Reef Field Guide: Champia parvula
Code(s)CHPA
Id Number854
TaxaAlgae
MobilitySessile
Colonial / SolitaryColonial
Typical Substrate TypeHard
Species Description
Plants pink to straw colored with cylindrical or tubular branches. Plant less than 4 cm tall, typically 1-2 cm tall. Rostrate and bear tetrasporangia. Blunt apices.
Species Habitat
Low intertidal to shallow subtidal
Species Range
Channel Islands to Baja California, Costa Rica and Ecuador