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Seaweed - Brown, Bull Kelp (D. antarctica)

Scientific name:

Durvillea antarctica

Maori name:

Rimurapa

Other names:

Rimurapa
Seaweed - Brown, Bull Kelp
Seaweed - Brown, Bull Kelp Common

Category:

Algae

Phylum:

Ochrophyta

Class:

Phaeophyceae

Family:

Durvillaeaceae

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Common habitat(s):

Rocky Shore Intertidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Producer

Distribution:

Southern Hemisphere

Edibility:
Edible

Edible

Size:

Bus Sized

Identification:

Honey-combed blades, light and buoyant. Massive plants that grow on very exposed coastlines. The thick heavy stipe splits into many thongs. The more exposed the coast the more whip like the blades are.

Habitat:

Low shore on rocks, on very exposed coasts.

Diet:

Uses sun's energy for photosynthesis.

Lifestyle:

Notes:

References:

CommonSeaweeds: Adams