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Brown Algae
Zonaria sp.
-38.3918, 145.126
Field Notes
Description:
A small clump of brown algae with flat dark lower branches and twisted paler tips.
Habitat:
Spotted on a tidal zone - Balnarring beach ( Westernport Bay)
Notes:
This could be Zonaria spiralis as seen here: <br>
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=274350 <br>
http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/efsa/Marine_Benthic_Flora_SA/Part_II/Zonaria… <br>
My thanks to Janine Baker for identifying the genus. <br>
Class: Phaeophyceae <br>
Order: Dictyotales <br>
Family: Dictyotaceae
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