Species
Scytosiphon lomentaria (Beanweed)
Scytosiphon lomentaria. Photo: (c) Frédéric ANDRE, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Scytosiphon lomentaria is a littoral brown seaweed with an irregularly lobed many filamentous form. It is a member of the Phaeophyta in the order Dictyosiphonales and grows attached to shells and stones in rock-pools and in near-shore waters. The attachment to the substrate is by a small disc shaped holdfast.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Chromista (Kelp, diatoms, and allies)
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Phylum: Ochrophyta
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Class: Phaeophyceae (Brown algae)
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Subclass: Fucophycidae
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Order: Ectocarpales
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Family: Scytosiphonaceae
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Genus: Scytosiphon
- Species: Scytosiphon lomentaria (Beanweed)
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Genus: Scytosiphon
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Family: Scytosiphonaceae
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Order: Ectocarpales
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Subclass: Fucophycidae
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Class: Phaeophyceae (Brown algae)
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Phylum: Ochrophyta
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Kingdom: Chromista (Kelp, diatoms, and allies)
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