- Reference
- Phycol.General. 271 (1843)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Scientific Description
Habit and structure. Thallus dark green, forming decumbent clumps to 7 cm across, composed of coarse, branched filaments, these often arching distally and becoming reattached by haptera at apices; branching usually secund and irregular; cross-wall formation at base of laterals delayed; filaments (250–)400–700 µm in diameter.
Distribution. Widespread but seemingly disjunct in tropical seas.
Habitat. Epilithic in the intertidal and subtidal, especially on reef flats.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Dampierland, Pilbara.
- IBRA Subregions
- Cape Range, Pindanland, Roebourne.
- IMCRA Regions
- Kimberley, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore).
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.