Chromista › Agaraceae
seersucker kelp
Costaria costata
1,948 observations in the source records
28 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.
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What the records say
- 1,948 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Sugar KelpSaccharina latissima
Net-of-Cords KelpDictyoneurum californicum
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
sea cabbage kelpHedophyllum sessile
Three-ribbed kelpCymathaere triplicata
Feather Boa KelpEgregia menziesii
Neoagarum fimbriatum
KombuSaccharina japonica
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,133 |
|---|---|
| California | 2,758 |
| Canada | 1,495 |
| British Columbia | 1,495 |
| Washington | 789 |
| Alaska | 503 |
| Oregon | 69 |
| Russia | 48 |
| Primorsky Krai | 31 |
| Sakhalin Oblast | 17 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | kelp, diatoms, and allies · Chromista |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Ochrophyta |
| Class | brown algae · Phaeophyceae |
| Order | Kelps · Laminariales |
| Family | Agaraceae |
| Genus | Costaria |
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 seersucker kelp with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.