Desmarestia viridis

Desmarestia viridis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Division:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Desmarestiales
Family:	Desmarestiaceae
Genus:	Desmarestia
Species:	D. viridis
Binomial name
	Desmarestia viridis; (O.F.Müller) J.V.Lamouroux
Synonyms
	Chordaria viridis (O.F.Müller) C.Agardh, 1817; Desmarestia pacifica Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924; Dichloria viridis (O.F.Müller) Greville, 1830; Fucus viridis O.F.Müller, 1782; Gigartina viridis (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye, 1819; Iridea fluitans Stackhouse, 1816; Sporochnus viridis (O.F.Müller) Greville, 1830;

Desmarestia viridis is a species of brown algae and a member of the phylum Ochrophyta. It is also known as stringy acid kelp, and is the most acidic of the acid kelps with a vacuolar pH of about 1. It is best known for releasing sulfuric acid when damaged, usually destroying itself and other nearby marine plant life. Desmarestia viridis is typically found in colder, shallow, intertidal zones all around the world.