Adi Khen
@adlysia.bsky.social
Sargassum muticum (Japanese wireweed) is our seaweed of the week! While non-native, it’s sometimes considered naturalized in Southern California #PhycologyFriday
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Sargassum muticum (Japanese wireweed) is our seaweed of the week! While non-native, it’s sometimes considered naturalized in Southern California #PhycologyFriday
Laurencia pacifica (“sea laurel”) is our seaweed of the week! Also ft. its parasite/epiphyte, Erythrocystis saccata #PhycologyFriday
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Laurencia pacifica (“sea laurel”) is our seaweed of the week! Also ft. its parasite/epiphyte, Erythrocystis saccata #PhycologyFriday
Zonaria farlowii (“banded fanweed”) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Zonaria farlowii (“banded fanweed”) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Turkish towel (Chondracanthus exasperatus) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
October 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Turkish towel (Chondracanthus exasperatus) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Golden rockweed (Silvetia compressa) for #PhycologyFriday
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Golden rockweed (Silvetia compressa) for #PhycologyFriday
Red sea grapes, Botryocladia (not to be confused with green sea grapes, Caulerpa) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
October 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Red sea grapes, Botryocladia (not to be confused with green sea grapes, Caulerpa) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
The iconic giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) for #PhycologyFriday!
October 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The iconic giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) for #PhycologyFriday!
Pterocladiella capillacea (“branched wing weed”) is our seaweed of the week! Did you know it used to be harvested off the coast of Southern California for agar extraction? #PhycologyFriday
October 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Pterocladiella capillacea (“branched wing weed”) is our seaweed of the week! Did you know it used to be harvested off the coast of Southern California for agar extraction? #PhycologyFriday
Gracilaria sp. (“ogo”) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
September 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Gracilaria sp. (“ogo”) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Collage of historical seaweed pressings from 1883 in Santa Barbara by Ellen M. Booth #PhycologyFriday
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Collage of historical seaweed pressings from 1883 in Santa Barbara by Ellen M. Booth #PhycologyFriday
Elkhorn kelp (Pelagophycus porra) is our seaweed of the week! Endemic to Southern California and Baja #PhycologyFriday
September 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Elkhorn kelp (Pelagophycus porra) is our seaweed of the week! Endemic to Southern California and Baja #PhycologyFriday
Chaetomorpha spiralis is our seaweed of the week! It doesn’t have a common name as far as I know, but “sea spiral” seemed fitting #PhycologyFriday
September 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Chaetomorpha spiralis is our seaweed of the week! It doesn’t have a common name as far as I know, but “sea spiral” seemed fitting #PhycologyFriday
“Winged coral weed” (Bossiella orbigniana) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
September 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Winged coral weed” (Bossiella orbigniana) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Chain bladder kelp* (Stephanocystis osmundacea) is our seaweed of the week!
*Despite its common name, it’s not a kelp but a fucoid… #PhycologyFriday
*Despite its common name, it’s not a kelp but a fucoid… #PhycologyFriday
August 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Chain bladder kelp* (Stephanocystis osmundacea) is our seaweed of the week!
*Despite its common name, it’s not a kelp but a fucoid… #PhycologyFriday
*Despite its common name, it’s not a kelp but a fucoid… #PhycologyFriday
Sea lettuce (Ulva californica) is this week’s seaweed! #PhycologyFriday
August 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sea lettuce (Ulva californica) is this week’s seaweed! #PhycologyFriday
Plocamium pacificum (sea comb) ft. the California sea hare #PhycologyFriday
August 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Plocamium pacificum (sea comb) ft. the California sea hare #PhycologyFriday
Feather boa kelp (Egregia menziesii) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
August 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Feather boa kelp (Egregia menziesii) is our seaweed of the week! #PhycologyFriday
Sharing this week’s “seaweed of the week” in collaboration with California Seaweed Festival @caseaweedfestival.bsky.social #PhycologyFriday
August 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Sharing this week’s “seaweed of the week” in collaboration with California Seaweed Festival @caseaweedfestival.bsky.social #PhycologyFriday
Southern California seaweed collage #PhycologyFriday
July 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Southern California seaweed collage #PhycologyFriday
Collage of historical pressings by Mary Snyder for #PhycologyFriday
June 20, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Collage of historical pressings by Mary Snyder for #PhycologyFriday
Digital seaweed art with pressings by @jensmith11.bsky.social for #PhycologyFriday
May 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Digital seaweed art with pressings by @jensmith11.bsky.social for #PhycologyFriday
Some latest seaweed pressings for #PhycologyFriday
May 23, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Some latest seaweed pressings for #PhycologyFriday
Seaweeds from Victoria, BC, Canada for #PhycologyFriday
May 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Seaweeds from Victoria, BC, Canada for #PhycologyFriday
Red, brown, and green seaweeds #PhycologyFriday
April 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Red, brown, and green seaweeds #PhycologyFriday