A sausage or club shpaed sac or bladeder that is filled with a glue-like substance (mucilage). The colour varies from reds to pale greens or greys. The bladders extend and tapper outward from a simple holdafst disc.

This species can at times be found growing on other algae species and seagrasses

At a glance

Habitat Can be found growing on subtidal structure such as rocky reefs and pier pylons
Size Can grow up to around 16cm long
Origin Native
Distribution New Zealand and Australia including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
New Zealand and Australia including around Tasmania
Habitat
Can be found growing on subtidal structure such as rocky reefs and pier pylons
Size
Can grow up to around 16cm long
Common Name Red Sausage Weed
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumRhodophyta
ClassFlorideophyceae
SubclassRhodymeniophycidae
OrderRhodymeniales
FamilyRhodymeniaceae
GenusChrysymenia
SpeciesChrysymenia brownii
Synonyms

Synonyms

Gloiosaccion brownii Harvey 1859
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