Red algae commonly found at the Giant Stairs, Bailey's Island, ME

Mastocarpus

Chondrus crispus, the Irish moss

Dulse, Palmeria palmata

The red alga Porphyra sp., commonly called laver in New england and Nori in Japan.

Chondrus in lower left and right corners. The green alga is Ulva. Newly established Fucus (a brown alga) can be seen to the right.   Bleached Chondrus

The banded red weed, Ceramium.

The crustose coralline red alga, Lithothamnium.   Foliose coralline red alga, Corallina. Close up of Corallina.

The red epiphytic alga, Polysiphonia, on its host, Ascophyllum.

Common tidepool red alga, Gracilaria

The "red algal zone" at the Giant stairs site. Mastocarpus and Chondrus dominate this area. In foreground is a bed of Ascophyllum (knotted wrack) by the shadow and Fucus spp. to its left.

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