Patagonia Wildflowers
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spoon luga
Mazzaella laminarioides
Mazzaella laminarioides
spoon luga red algae
Mazzaella laminarioides Gigartinaceae
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Spanish common names
  •spoon luga
  •luga cuchara
accepted scientific name
  •Mazzaella laminarioides (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Fredericq
rules for finding collection records
  Mazzaella laminarioides (291)
  Iridaea heterococca (0)
  Iridaea boryana (1)
family name
  • Gigartinaceae
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Category: Seaweed
Seaweed Category: Red Algae
Plant Observed All Year

How Likely at this Location (28%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (27%)
This species appears to be a brown algae yet it is in a family that is designated as a red algae.
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Iara Cid del Rio (1)
GERMOPLASMA (1)
AlgaeBase (5)
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