The Natural History of Bodega Head

    I don't see this algae very often, but encountered a couple of nice patches recently.  Meet Derbesia marina , sometimes referred to ...

  Pyropia gardneri , a pretty little red seaweed that grows on the blades of kelps.  In our area, it's often found on Laminaria set...

  Large waves during the past week have washed lots of seaweed onto the beaches.  Pictured above is Red Opuntia ( Opuntiella californic...

We found a very large blade of red algae washed up on the beach a couple of days ago:   Although it might be hard to tell from th...