Species Hierarchy
Kingdom PROTOZOA-ALGAE (PROTISTA)
Phylum ALGAE, RED ALGAE (RHODOPHYTA)
Order RED ALGAE - CARTILAGINOUS (GIGARTINALES)
Family RED SEAWEED (GIGARTINACEAE)
Common name:
Scentific name: IRIDAEA CORDATA

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Location: WASHINGTON, USA

Species Info:

This lifeform is found in the northern Pacific Ocean (Aleutian Islands, etc.). This lifeform is marine and found only in salt water.

Red Algae Group (Rhodophyta) contains about 3,000 species. This group is entirely  marine.

Protista kingdom (sometimes spelled as Protoctista) contains numerous phyla including unicellular animals and algae.

 
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