P_4090135 Red seaweed (Melanthalia abscissa) detail of fan-shaped fronds, with rounded to blunt tips. Low intertidal on rock, usually adjacent to sand, on open coasts. Colour usually a rich, dark red to red-brown, unless exposed to bright sunlight. Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh *
DSC_1109 Carageenan seaweeds, mainly the 'Fan-shaped' gigartina (Gigartina clavifera), exposed at low tide. Aramoana Beach *
DSC_4432 'Fan-shaped' gigartina (Gigartina clavifera) female frond showing characteristic fan shape against the sand at low tide. Brighton Beach *
