This is a common species around the area and can be found on most rocky reefs and around Tomahawk Island. It is also commonly washed up along Tomahawk Beach

At a glance

Habitat Can be found growing on rocky reefs out to a depth of around 37m and can also be found in intertidal rock pools
Size Can grow to an overall length of around 40cm
Origin Native
Distribution Australia coastal waters including around Tasmania and can also be found in Indonesia and India
Descriptions
Distribution
Australia coastal waters including around Tasmania and can also be found in Indonesia and India
Habitat
Can be found growing on rocky reefs out to a depth of around 37m and can also be found in intertidal rock pools
Size
Can grow to an overall length of around 40cm

Identification

A light brownish coloured alga with a flattened central stipe and a distinctive darker colour mid rib the branches are flattend arising in an almost equal divisions (forked) from the main stalk on one plane. Often distinctly spotted all over with clusters of reproductive structures (sori) and tiny hair tufts on surface. Holdfast is matted and rhizoidal
Common Name Mueller’s Forkweed
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomChromista
PhylumOchrophyta
ClassPhaeophyceae
SubclassDictyotophycidae
OrderDictyotales
FamilyDictyotaceae
GenusDictyopteris
SpeciesDictyopteris muelleri
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Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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