A Swaying Forest of Sea Palms

(photo: S. Jeffries)

This lush crop of sea palms, or Postelsia palmaeformis, has colonized the wave-swept edge of the rocky intertidal. MLML student Sara Hutto is studying these algae for her thesis – learn more about her adventures dodging waves in the surf zone!

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Get Hit with Waves to Live on the Beach? « The Drop-In to Moss Landing Marine Labs Says:
March 15, 2011 at 12:19 pm | Reply
[...] algae. The algae pictured here is a really tough one compared to the others. The Sea Palm, Postelsia palmaeformis, lives in the harsh crash zone of the intertidal. It loves intense wave motion and lives on hard [...]

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