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Twig Weed - Polyides rotundus Red seaweed with Y-shaped branching. The branches are robust, yet flexible. Individual branches are about 1.6 mm thick.<br />
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Found subtidal and also washed up in tide pools in southern Maine. Geotagged,Polyides,Polyides rotunda,Polyides rotundus,Spring,Twig Weed,United States,algae,polyides caprinus,red algae,seaweed,twig weed

Twig Weed - Polyides rotundus

Red seaweed with Y-shaped branching. The branches are robust, yet flexible. Individual branches are about 1.6 mm thick.

Found subtidal and also washed up in tide pools in southern Maine.

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Ferdy Christant

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You're really pioneering the algae and seaweed categories, we have so few of them described! Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! There are so many that I missed. I can’t wait to go back in a couple months :) Posted 5 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Beautiful shot. So artistic! Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Lisa! Posted 5 years ago

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The Twig Weed

A flexible and robust, red seaweed with Y-shaped branches.

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Similar species: Gigartinales

Species identified by Christine Young

By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jun 25, 2018. Captured Jun 17, 2018 10:02 in 1 ME-99, Kennebunk, ME 04043, USA.

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Canon EOS 80D
f/5.6
1/99s
ISO400
100mm

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