Genus
Egregia
Egregia menziesii. Photo: (c) Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Egregia menziesii is a species of kelp known commonly as feather boa kelp. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Egregia. It is native to the coastline of western North America from Alaska to Baja California, where it is a common kelp of the intertidal zone.