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Green Rope
Acrosiphonia coalita
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
GutweedUlva intestinalis
Cladophora glomerata
Green Tarantula WeedAcrosiphonia arcta
Thread WeedUlva compressa
Torrey's SurfgrassPhyllospadix torreyi
Green pin-cushion algaCladophora columbiana
Cladophora rupestris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 35 |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | 21 |
| Washington | 10 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | green algae · Chlorophyta |
| Class | Ulvophycean green algae · Ulvophyceae |
| Order | Codiolales |
| Family | Acrosiphoniaceae |
| Genus | Acrosiphonia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Green Rope with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.