Featuring a swollen main stipe that may have similar shaped side branches with tips that are rounded and whilst the base is more constricted. The whole plant filled with a thick clear slime. The colour varies from greenish rown to pale yellows.

At a glance

Habitat Can be found growing on rocks in the intertidal zone
Size Can grow to around 20cm long
Origin Native
Distribution South Eastern Australia from NSW to SA including around Tasmania also found in New Zealand and the more northern Sub-antarctic Island
Descriptions
Distribution
South Eastern Australia from NSW to SA including around Tasmania also found in New Zealand and the more northern Sub-antarctic Island
Habitat
Can be found growing on rocks in the intertidal zone
Size
Can grow to around 20cm long
Common Name Deadman's Fingers
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomChromista
PhylumOchrophyta
ClassPhaeophyceae
SubclassFucophycidae
OrderScytothamnales
FamilySplachnidiaceae
GenusSplachnidium
SpeciesSplachnidium rugosum
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