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Thongweed

Himanthalia elongata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 284, February 210, March 329, April 518, May 746, June 814, July 871, August 749, September 550, October 410, November 224, December 175.
United States5,880
Alaska5,880
United Kingdom495
England315
Northern Ireland92
Scotland63
France61
Bretagne46
Netherlands28
Ireland28

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Classification

Kingdomkelp, diatoms, and allies · Chromista
PhylumOchrophyta
Classbrown algae · Phaeophyceae
OrderFucoids · Fucales
FamilyHimanthaliaceae
GenusHimanthalia

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