Upper intertidal on rock. At Big Beach, Ucluelet.
Drift specimen. Annotated photo shows Saccharina on the right and the similar looking kelp Costaria costata on the left.
Upper intertidal, in tidepool. At Big Beach, Ucluelet.
Upper intertidal, on rock. At Big Beach, Ucluelet.
Mid intertidal, on rock. At Big Beach, Ucluelet.
Weird “Postelsia”-like morphology and location, but definitely Alaria. Very close to a bed of Postelsia.
Growing on Phyllospadix in mid intertidal. At Big Beach, Ucluelet.
Upper intertidal, on rock. At Big Beach, Ucluelet.
Drift specimen, quite degraded. Can still see overall width of branches, which remained narrow throughout: ~1cm.
On rock wall to the left of the beach. Mid-intertidal.
Upper intertidal on rock. At Big Beach, Ucluelet.
Low intertidal on rock. At Big Beach, Ucluelet.
Upper intertidal, on rock. At Big Beach, Ucluelet.
Mid intertidal on rock. At Big Beach, Ucluelet.