Adi Khen
@adlysia
Postdoctoral Scholar at Scripps Oceanography. Herbarium curator, seaweed scientist & artist.
“Swiss cheese algae” (or Hydroclathrus clathratus) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Spyridia filamentosa, or “hairy basket weed,” is our seaweed of the week #PhycologyFriday
Digital seaweed art: a wreath, made from historical pressings by Mary Snyder from Florida (ca. 1895) #PhycologyFriday #SciArt
The non-native Dictyota cyanoloma (or “blue fringe weed,” named after its iridescent blue margins) is our seaweed of the week #PhycologyFriday
Pyropia perforata, or nori (also known as “purple laver”) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Chaetomorpha aerea, or “rough green thread algae,” is our seaweed of the week #PhycologyFriday
Scanned seaweed pressings, colorful and charismatic #SciArt #PhycologyFriday
“Iridescent cartilage weed” (Chondria acrorhizophora) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Sausage weed (Scytosiphon lomentaria) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
“Sea belly,” or Neogastroclonium subarticulatum (named after its swollen tips), is our seaweed of the week #PhycologyFriday
Ulva clathrata, or “spiky tendrils,” is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Pepper dulse, or Osmundea spectabilis (also called “truffle of the sea” for its distinct flavor) is our seaweed of the week #PhycologyFriday
Undaria pinnatifida (“wakame”) is our seaweed of the week! Non-native to California, but you might see it here growing on our docks… and in your seaweed salad or miso soup #PhycologyFriday
Before and after pressing a juvenile elk kelp (Pelagophycus porra) #PhycologyFriday
Colpomenia sinuosa, commonly known as oyster thief (or sometimes “elephant’s snot”!), is our seaweed of the week #PhycologyFriday
“Grape tongue” (Cryptopleura ruprechtiana) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Dictyopteris undulata, or “netted wing weed,” is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Bryopsis corticulans (“green hair algae”) is our seaweed of the week #PhycologyFriday
Callophyllis flabellulata, the “red sea fan” (no relation to the soft coral; just resembles one) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
“Acid weed,” or Desmarestia herbacea, is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Coral weed (Corallina pinnatifolia) is our seaweed of the week #PhycologyFriday
Neoagarum fimbriatum— or “colander kelp,” named after its many holes, is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Red hair algae, or Centroceras clavulatum, is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Sargassum horneri, or “devil weed,” is our seaweed of the week #PhycologyFriday