Description
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Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 15 meters (48 feet).Standard Deviation = 32.340 based on 7 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Biliphyta
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Rhodophyta
()
- Wettstein, 1922
- Red Algae
- Subphylum:
Macrorhodophytina
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Class:
Florideophyceae
()
- Order:
Corallinales
()
- Family:
Corallinaceae
()
-
- Genus:
Yamadaia
()
- Specific epithet:
americana
- Botanical name: - Yamadaia americana
- Specific epithet:
americana
- Genus:
Yamadaia
(
- Family:
Corallinaceae
(
- Order:
Corallinales
(
- Class:
Florideophyceae
(
- Subphylum:
Macrorhodophytina
(
- Phylum:
Rhodophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Biliphyta
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Yamadaia
There are approximately 1 species in this genus:
More Info
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Notes
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Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 19, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 19, 2007:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Gwaii Haanas Marine Plants
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16162486
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2849206
