Desmarestia aculeata

Desmarestia aculeata is a species of brown algae found worldwide. Its common names include color changer, Desmarest's flattened weed, and sea sorrel, though the last name can refer to other species of Desmarestia.^[1]

Desmarestia aculeata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Desmarestiales
Family:	Desmarestiaceae
Genus:	Desmarestia
Species:	D. aculeata
Binomial name
Desmarestia aculeata (L.) J.V.Lamouroux

Photos

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  Collected and pressed sample 1988
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  Collected and pressed sample 1985
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  Aquatic Botany 1906 Artist rendition Desmarestia aculeata - figure 13a/b
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  Icones of Japanese algae v.4 1907-1942 Desmarestia aculeata figures 5 - 9
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  British seaweeds Artist rendition 1872 Desmarestia aculeata figure 18
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  British seaweeds: an introduction to the study of the marine Algae of Great Britain Artist rendition - Desmarestia aculeata figure 1a
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  Collected and pressed sample 1852
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  Close-up of sample 1988