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Brown Seaweed
Cystophora torulosa
-38.4171, 145.079
Field Notes
Description:
This attractive sea weed had a zig-zagging tough central stalk with small densely clustered bladder like blades, arising at points in the zig-zag. Some blades had a bifurcation. The whole body of the seaweed was a brownish green with dark brown tinges.
Habitat:
Spotted along the high tide mark on a snady shore, along with other sea weeds - Western Port Bay <br>
Occurrence record: <br> https://bie.ala.org.au/species/NZOR-4-65555#overview
Notes:
Said to grow in the low intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky reefs with moderate wave action, to depth of 10 m. <br>
class: Phaeophyceae <br>
order : Fucales <br>
family : Cystoseiraceae
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