Algae of King County, Washington
Generated from PNW Herbaria database
November 28, 2020.
31 family names
67 genus names
114 species/infraspecies names
(names highlighted in brown could not be resolved to an accepted name)
{an additional 19 species/infraspecies are to be expected based on presence in one of these adjacent counties: Snohomish, Pierce; these names are colored gray and enclosed in braces}
Ceramiaceae: Antithamnion, Antithamnionella, Callithamnion, Ceramium, Hollenbergia, Microcladia, Platythamnion, Pleonosporium, Scagelia
Rhodomelaceae: Herposiphonia, Laurencia, Odonthalia, Polysiphonia, Pterochondria, Pterosiphonia, Rhodomela
Cystophyllum geminatum (WTU; 1968)
Cystoseira geminata (WTU; 1985)
Iridophycus flaccidus (WTU; 1968)
Neorhodomela oregona (FHL; 1908)
Petalonia fascia (WTU; 1985)
Elachista fucicola (WTU; 1964)
Haplogloia andersonii (FHL; 1904)
Punctaria latifolia (FHL; 1916)
Stictyosiphon tortilis (WTU; 1968)
Hydrurus foetidus (WTU; 1963)
Costaria costata (FHL, WTU; 1977)
Laminaria andersonii (WTU; 1968)
Laminaria ephemera (WTU; 1968)
Laminaria platymeris (WTU; 1908)
Laminaria saccharina (FHL, WTU; 1985)
Nereocystis luetkeana (FHL, WTU; 1985)
Pleurophycus gardneri (WTU; 1963)
Oscillatoria laetevirens (FHL; 1935)
CHLOROPHYTA:
Acrosiphonia saxitilis (WTU; 1977)
Spongomorpha arcta (WTU; 1977)
Cladophora glaucescens (WTU; 1955)
Rhizoclonium implexum (FHL, WTU; 1955)
Protococcus viridus (WTU; 1909)
Monostroma fuscum (WTU; 1955)
var. splendens (WTU; 1955)
Rosenvingiella polyrhiza (WTU; 1984)
Trentepohlia aurea (WTU; 1921)
Enteromorpha intestinalis (WTU; 1963)
Enteromorpha linza (FHL, WTU; 1977)
Ulva angusta (WTU; 1968)
Ulva fenestrata (FHL, WTU; 1963)
Ulva lactuca (FHL, WTU; 1977)
var. latissima (FHL; 1904)
Ulva linza (WTU; 1968)
Ulva stenophylla (WTU; 2000)
PHAEOPHYTA:
Giffordia granulosa (WTU; 1949)
Desmarestia viridis (FHL, WTU; 1968)
Fucus distichus (FHL, OSC, WTU; 1977)
ssp. evanescens (OSC, WTU; 1977)
Fucus evanescens (WTU; 1936)
Fucus furcatus (WTU; 1955)
f. latifrons (WTU; 1955)
Fucus gardneri (WTU; 1963)
Hesperophycus harveyanus (WTU; 1968)
Sargassum muticum (FHL, WTU; 1985)
Colpomenia sinuosa (WTU; 1955)
Ilea fascia (WTU; 1904)
Scytosiphon lomentaria (FHL, WTU; 2000)
RHODOPHYTA:
Bangia fusco-purpurea (WTU; 1991)
Porphyra abbottae (WTU; 1983)
Porphyra cuneiformis (FHL, WTU; 1996)
Porphyra fallax (WTU; 1989)
Porphyra lanceolata (WTU; 1968)
Porphyra miniata (WTU; 1984)
f. cuneiformis (WTU; 1965)
Porphyra perforata (WTU; 1977)
f. perforata (WTU; 1955)
Porphyra sanjuanensis (WTU; 1963)
Porphyra thuretii (WTU; 1990)
Antithamnionella glandulifera (WTU; 1949)
Callithamnion californicum (WTU; 1955)
Ceramium californicum (WTU; 1977)
Ceramium eatonianum (FHL; 1964)
Ceramium gardneri (FHL; 1916)
Ceramium pacificum (WTU; 1977)
Ceramium washingtoniense (WTU; 1955)
Microcladia borealis (WTU; 1955)
Microcladia coulteri (WTU; 1949)
Gastroclonium subarticulatum (WTU; 1949)
Grateloupia californica (WTU; 1949)
Grateloupia pinnata (WTU; 1968)
Grateloupia setchellii (WTU; 2000)
Halymenia californica (WTU; 1904)
Prionitis lanceolata (WTU; 1968)
Prionitis lyallii (FHL, WTU; 1965)
var. gladiata (FHL; ?)
var. normalis (WTU; 1965)
Membranoptera platyphylla (FHL; 1916)
Myriogramme pulchra (WTU; 1949)
Nienburgia borealis (WTU; 1949)
Polyneura latissima (WTU; 1979)
Cryptosiphonia woodii (FHL, WTU; 1985)
Smithora naiadum (WTU; 1977)
Gigartina cordata (WTU; 1963)
var. cordata (WTU; 1963)
Gigartina corymbifera (FHL, WTU; 1964)
Gigartina exasperata (WTU; 1984)
Gigartina mamillosa (WTU; 1904)
Gigartina papillata (WTU; 1977)
Gigartina radula (WTU; 1908)
f. exasperata (WTU; 1904)
Iridaea cordata (WTU; 1977)
Iridaea splendens (FHL; 1964)
Gracilaria confervoides (WTU; 1904)
Gracilariopsis sjoestedtii (WTU; 1949)
Callophyllis flabellulata (WTU; 2000)
Pugetia fragilissima (WTU; 1904)
Plocamium cartilagineum (WTU; 1912)
Laurencia spectabilis (WTU; 1963)
Odonthalia floccosa (FHL, WTU; 1977)
f. comosa (FHL; 1904)
Odonthalia washingtoniensis (WTU; 1963)
Polysiphonia paniculata (WTU; 1964)
Pterochondria woodii (WTU; 1968)
Pterosiphonia bipinnata (WTU; 1977)
Rhodomela larix (WTU; 1904)
Palmaria palmata (FHL, WTU; 1964)
var. mollis (FHL, WTU; 1964)
Rhodymenia californica (WTU; 1968)
Rhodymenia pertusa (FHL; 1904)
Agardhiella coulteri (WTU; 1963)
Agardhiella tenera (WTU; 1904)
Neoagardhiella baileyi (WTU; 1977)
Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii (FHL; 1904)