''Desmarestia aculeata'' is a species of

brown algae Brown algae (singular: alga), comprising the class Phaeophyceae, are a large group of multicellular algae, including many seaweeds located in colder waters within the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate an ...

found worldwide. Its

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s include color changer, Desmarest's flattened weed, and sea sorrel, though the last name can refer to other species of ''

Desmarestia ''Desmarestia'' is a genus of brown algae found worldwide. It is also called acid weed, acidweed, ', sea sorrel, (), ', mermaid's hair, landlady's wig, or '. However, 'sea sorrel' can also specifically refer to ''Desmarestia viridis''. Memb ...

''.

Photos

File:Desmarestia_aculeata_19880601a.jpg, Collected and pressed sample 1988 Desmarestia_aculeata_Helgoland.JPG, Collected and pressed sample 1985 FMIB_53673_Algues_brunes%2C_Pheophycees.jpeg, Aquatic Botany 1906 Artist rendition Desmarestia aculeata - figure 13a/b Icones_of_Japanese_algae_(9935942666).jpg, Icones of Japanese algae v.4 1907-1942 Desmarestia aculeata figures 5 - 9 British_sea-weeds_-_drawn_from_Professor_Harvey's_"Phycologia_Britannica"_(1872)_(20410048932).jpg, British sea-weeds Artist rendition 1872 Desmarestia aculeata figure 18 British_sea-weeds-_an_introduction_to_the_study_of_the_marine_Algae_of_Great_Britain%2C_Ireland_ad_the_Channel_Islands_(1867)_(20392413716).jpg, British sea-weeds: an introduction to the study of the marine Algae of Great Britain Artist rendition - Desmarestia aculeata figure 1a Desmarestia_aculeata_1_Crouan.jpg, Collected and pressed sample 1852 Desmarestia_aculeata_19880601b.jpg, Close-up of sample 1988

References

Desmarestiales {{Phaeophyceae-stub