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'''''Leathesia difformis''''', the '''sea potato''', is a littoral brown [[alga]] in the [[ |
'''''Leathesia difformis''''', the '''sea potato''', is a littoral brown [[alga]] in the [[class (biology)|class]] [[Phaeophyceae]] and the order [[Ectocarpales]] which is commonly attached to other seaweeds and sometimes rocks. When young, the organism is solid but as it matures it become hollow and somewhat convoluted and has the appearance of a small leathery brown bag about the same size as a [[tennis ball]]. The texture is rubbery and the outer surface smooth. |
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Leathesia difformis, the sea potato, is a littoral brown alga in the class Phaeophyceae and the order Ectocarpales which is commonly attached to other seaweeds and sometimes rocks. When young, the organism is solid but as it matures it become hollow and somewhat convoluted and has the appearance of a small leathery brown bag about the same size as a tennis ball. The texture is rubbery and the outer surface smooth.
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