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shaving brush alga
Penicillus capitatus
Penicillus capitatus
shaving brush alga green seaweed
Penicillus capitatus Udoteaceae
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common name
  shaving brush alga
accepted scientific name
  •Penicillus capitatus J. B. De Lamarck, 1813
rules for finding collection records
  Penicillus capitatus (226)
family name
  • Udoteaceae
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Category: Seaweed
Seaweed Category: Green Algae
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