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Pachydictyon coriaceum (Holmes) Okamura

Pachydictyon coriaceum (Holmes) Okamura, 1899:39; 1936:165, fig. 84.

Intertidal collections off the rocky northeast shore of Puerto Refugio, Isla Angel de la Guarda (lat. 29°32′30″, long. 113°32′23″) 23 Apr 1974, JN-5780 (US), (leg. JN), extend the known distribution of this alga northward from Bahía Agua Dulce, Isla Tiburón where it was collected by Dawson (1950).

Additional specimens are from Punta La Gringa, Bahía de Los Angeles, 1–7.6 m depth, 28 Apr 1974, JN-5445 (US, UC, GMS, AHFH, MEXU), (leg. JN and KB). It was abundant off the southeast end of Isla San Esteban, 1–4.6 m depth, 26 Apr 1974, JN-5522 (US, UC, ARIZ, MEXU, GMS); 3–7.6 m depth, 25 Apr 1974, JN-5544 (US, UC, ARIZ) and JN-5719 (US), (all three collections leg. JN and KB).
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Norris, James N. and Bucher, Katina E. 1976. "New Records of Marine Algae from the 1974 R/V Dolphin Cruise to the Gulf of California." Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.0081024X.34