organism: Calliarthron tuberculosum
description: Fresh thalli of the coralline red alga Calliarthron tuberculosum were collected from the low intertidal zone at Botanical Beach Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Sample collection and library construction was done at the University of British Columbia by Patrick Martone. More details available from Chan CX, Yang EC, Banerjee T, Yoon HS, Martone PT, Estevez JM, Bhattacharya D (2011). Current Biology, accepted Jan 13.