This alga is dark brown to light brownish-orange in colour with flat bladed branches that are mostly spirally twisted at least in their upper parts with faint concentric growth or hair zones and often with darker central cells.

At a glance

Habitat Can be found on subtidal rocky reefs out to a depth of around 38 m
Size Can grow to around 22cm long
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia including around Tasmania
Habitat
Can be found on subtidal rocky reefs out to a depth of around 38 m
Size
Can grow to around 22cm long
Common Name Brown Seaweed
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
GenusZonaria
SpeciesZonaria spiralis
Synonyms

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