Artificial Reef Field Guide: Scytosiphon dotyi
Code(s) | SCDO |
Id Number | 713 |
Taxa | Algae |
Mobility | Sessile |
Colonial / Solitary | Colonial |
Typical Substrate Type | Hard |
Species Description
Thallus hollow, cylindrical and unbranched, but often grows in dense clumps. Thalli to 12 cm in height and 1 to 2 mm in diameter. Greenish, yellow brown, to dark brown.
Species Habitat
Mostly a winter annual, found on vertical faces of boulders and cliffs.
Species Range
Upper intertidal; Oregon to Baja California, Mexico.