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iNat·124746SpeciesChromista1,461 field observations
  1. kelp, diatoms, and allies
  2. ›Ochrophyta
  3. ›brown algae
  4. ›Fucophycidae
  5. ›Kelps
  6. ›Laminariaceae
  7. ›Pelagophycus
Elk Kelp
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Elk Kelp

Pelagophycus porra

Pelagophycus is a monotypic genus of kelp. It is found in deep waters off the west coast of central North America. The species Pelagophycus porra, also known as Elk kelp, grows in temperatures of no higher than 60 °F (16 °C).

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 124746.