Adi Khen
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Zonaria farlowii (“banded fanweed”) is our seaweed of the week!
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Turkish towel (Chondracanthus exasperatus) is our seaweed of the week!
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11 days ago
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Golden rockweed (Silvetia compressa) for
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Tara Calishain
about 1 month ago
#plants
#botany
#seaweed
#oceanography
'The Smith Seaweed Ecology Lab at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography is showcasing the scientific diversity and natural beauty of seaweeds through the new Ellen Browning Scripps Herbarium Collection. '
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Ellen Browning Scripps Herbarium Collection Highlights the Intersection Between Art and Science
The Smith Seaweed Ecology Lab at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography is showcasing the scientific diversity and natural beauty of seaweeds through the new Ellen Browning Scripps Herbari...
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/ellen-browning-scripps-herbarium-collection-highlights-the-intersection-between-art-and-science
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Red sea grapes, Botryocladia (not to be confused with green sea grapes, Caulerpa) is our seaweed of the week!
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The iconic giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) for
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about 1 month ago
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Pterocladiella capillacea (“branched wing weed”) is our seaweed of the week! Did you know it used to be harvested off the coast of Southern California for agar extraction?
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about 1 month ago
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Gracilaria sp. (“ogo”) is our seaweed of the week!
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about 2 months ago
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Collage of historical seaweed pressings from 1883 in Santa Barbara by Ellen M. Booth
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about 2 months ago
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Elkhorn kelp (Pelagophycus porra) is our seaweed of the week! Endemic to Southern California and Baja
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about 2 months ago
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Chaetomorpha spiralis is our seaweed of the week! It doesn’t have a common name as far as I know, but “sea spiral” seemed fitting
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about 2 months ago
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“Winged coral weed” (Bossiella orbigniana) is our seaweed of the week!
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2 months ago
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Chain bladder kelp* (Stephanocystis osmundacea) is our seaweed of the week! *Despite its common name, it’s not a kelp but a fucoid…
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2 months ago
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Sea lettuce (Ulva californica) is this week’s seaweed!
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3 months ago
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Plocamium pacificum (sea comb) ft. the California sea hare
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3 months ago
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Feather boa kelp (Egregia menziesii) is our seaweed of the week!
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3 months ago
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Sharing this week’s “seaweed of the week” in collaboration with California Seaweed Festival
@caseaweedfestival.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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Southern California seaweed collage
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4 months ago
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reposted by
Adi Khen
The Public Domain Review
4 months ago
The art of arranging marine algae into designs, bouquets, and even sometimes intricate little scenes, was surprisingly popular in the 19th century. See an album of such pictures by a woman named Eliza A. Jordson here:
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/album-of-seaweed-pictures-1848
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Collage of historical pressings by Mary Snyder for
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5 months ago
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Digital seaweed art with pressings by
@jensmith11.bsky.social
for
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5 months ago
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Some latest seaweed pressings for
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6 months ago
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Seaweeds from Victoria, BC, Canada for
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6 months ago
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Red, brown, and green seaweeds
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7 months ago
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Heart-of-seaweed for
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7 months ago
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Seaweed kaleidoscope design for
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8 months ago
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“Sea Moss” (pressed seaweeds) by an unknown collector from 1904 for
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8 months ago
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Closeups of historical seaweed pressings from the University Herbarium in Berkeley for
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8 months ago
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Before and after pressing Pachymeniopsis/Grateloupia for
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9 months ago
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Tropical seaweed heart for Valentine’s Day and
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9 months ago
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Some latest seaweed pressings from San Diego for
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9 months ago
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Before and after pressing Egregia menziesii (“feather boa kelp”) for
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10 months ago
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2025 calendar (with tides based on your location) for all kelp enthusiasts, available for online orders!
www.calendarlink.biz/kelpcult/hom...
10 months ago
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Egregia (feather boa kelp) pressings by Mary Snyder, ca. 1900
#seaweeds
12 months ago
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reposted by
Adi Khen
Matt Bracken
12 months ago
As another
#PhycologyFriday
winds to a close, here's a starter pack of algal appreciators to follow! Lmk if you'd like to be added to the list.
go.bsky.app/RwMphxS
add a skeleton here at some point
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