This species forms slippery, greenish, firm, gelatinous bubbles on rocks

At a glance

Habitat intertidal rocks
Size Grows up to around 20 mm across
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia from WA to NSW including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from WA to NSW including Tasmania
Habitat
intertidal rocks
Size
Grows up to around 20 mm across
Common Name Blue-green Algae
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomBacteria
SubkingdomNegibacteria
PhylumCyanobacteriota
ClassCyanophyceae
OrderNostocales
FamilyRivulariaceae
GenusRivularia
SpeciesRivularia firma
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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