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Stringy Acid Kelp - Desmarestia viridis Habitat: Floating around in the surf during low tide<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155961/stringy_acid_kelp_-_desmarestia_viridis.html" title="Stringy Acid Kelp - Desmarestia viridis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/155961_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=It2%2F%2B5VYlnDRDY5RQ5fcQVO4ecA%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Stringy Acid Kelp - Desmarestia viridis Habitat: Floating around in the surf during low tide<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/155962/stringy_acid_kelp_-_desmarestia_viridis.html Desmarestia,Desmarestia viridis,Geotagged,Spring,Stringy Acid Kelp,United States,algae,seaweed" /></a></figure> Desmarestia viridis,Geotagged,Spring,Stringy Acid Kelp,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Stringy Acid Kelp - Desmarestia viridis

Habitat: Floating around in the surf during low tide

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The Stringy Acid Kelp

"Desmarestia viridis" is a species of brown algae found worldwide. The light brown thallus is delicate with a disc-shaped holdfast. It releases sulfuric acid when damaged, destroying itself and nearby seaweeds in the process. They are found in shallow intertidal areas.

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Similar species: Desmarestiales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Dec 14, 2023. Captured Jun 7, 2022 10:28 in 1 ME-9A, Kennebunk, ME 04043, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/32.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm