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11 Cards in this Set
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Bull Kelp |
Stipe must be at least 30 cm from the holdfast to the top of the bulb to count. |
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Caulerpa |
Bright green color, rubbery texture, feather-like fronds and horizontal runners called stolons. INVASIVE - Note if on or off transect and mark location. |
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Giant Kelp |
While surveying, stipes are counted for each individual plants one meter up from the holdfast. |
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Laminaria farlowii |
Blade pattern is generally simple with no veins or bifurcations. The adult stage is characterized by one single, relatively short, unbranched stipe from which one large blade grows. Must be at least 30cm long, including blade to count. |
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Laminaria setchellii |
The blade is uniformly torn into strips resembling the palm of the hand and the stipe can grow up to one meter. Must have a 30cm long stipe to count. |
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Pterygophora |
When surveying, must be at least 30cm from holdfast to beginning of blades to count. |
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Sargassum horneri |
Look for the zigzag shape of the frond, it is unique to this species. Bladders look like little chili peppers. INVASIVE - Record if seen on or off transect. Count on transect if 30cm or taller. |
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Sargassum muticum |
Thallus bushy, elongated, yellowish-tawny to dark brown,. Tough, cylindrical, repeatedly alternately pinnately branched. Rounded-elliptical air bladders rather than the cylindrical bladders of Sargassum horneri.INVASIVE - Record if seen on or off transect. |
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Southern Sea Palm |
When surveying, if stipe is 30cm from the holdfast to the base of the “Y”, record as >30cm; if less than 30cm, record as <30cm. |
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Undaria |
The blade is thin, deeply lobed and has a prominent mid-rib. There are tiny dots (tufts of hairs) scattered on the surface of the blade. The reproductive part is just above the holdfast; it is deeply folded and looks like an Elizabethan collar. INVASIVE - Record if seen on or off transect. Note location. |
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Feather Boa Kelp |
Looks like a fashion accessory. Must be one meter high to count. Like giant kelp, stipes are counted for each individual plant one meter up from the holdfast.
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