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Unknown Seaweed I have no idea what this is! Maybe a weird, red Ascophyllum nodosum? Or, Nemalion helminthoides? Or, Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii?<br /> <br /> It was bright red with some orange new growth. Also, it had red bladders on the main stems, which were reddish brown.<br /> <br /> Habitat: On a beach in the lower intertidal zone.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66090/unknown_seaweed.html" title="Unknown Seaweed"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/66090_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=qqbVXVM6pTRVDTp20qWbKcvt2Hg%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Unknown Seaweed I have no idea what this is! Maybe a weird, red Ascophyllum nodosum? Or, Nemalion helminthoides? Or, Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii?<br /> <br /> It was bright red with some orange new growth. Also, it had red bladders on the main stems, which were reddish brown.<br /> <br /> Habitat: On a beach in the lower intertidal zone.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66092/unknown_seaweed.html Geotagged,Summer,United States,algae,red,red algae,red seaweed,seaweed" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Summer,United States,algae,intertidal zone,red,red algae,seaweed Click/tap to enlarge

Unknown Seaweed

I have no idea what this is! Maybe a weird, red Ascophyllum nodosum? Or, Nemalion helminthoides? Or, Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii?

It was bright red with some orange new growth. Also, it had red bladders on the main stems, which were reddish brown.

Habitat: On a beach in the lower intertidal zone.

Unknown Seaweed I have no idea what this is! Maybe a weird, red Ascophyllum nodosum? Or, Nemalion helminthoides? Or, Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii?<br /> <br /> It was bright red with some orange new growth. Also, it had red bladders on the main stems, which were reddish brown.<br /> <br /> Habitat: On a beach in the lower intertidal zone.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66092/unknown_seaweed.html Geotagged,Summer,United States,algae,red,red algae,red seaweed,seaweed

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  1. View gary fast's profile
    gary fast
    Lion
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    Could it be a Ceramium? We do have them on the west coast. Don’t know about the east coast. Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
      Lion
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      Thanks for the tip, Gary! I'll check out that genus :) Posted 6 years ago

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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 8, 2018. Captured Sep 6, 2018 08:30 in 1563 Post Rd, Wells, ME 04090, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/512s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.