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Scientific name |
Cystophora torulosa |
Common names |
Club-leafed Cystophora |
Life on the Edge |
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Group |
Brown Algae |
Where to find |
Rockpools and subtidal |
Description |
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All Cystophora have flattened axes. This short, ground-hugging alga has yellow-brown cylindrical fronds and distinctive club shaped branchlets. Up to 1.5 m long Cystophora are important canopy forming algae at the Bluff. This one is often exposed on very low tides.
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