P_3070045 Iridescent blue seaweed (Champia laingii) detail of irridescent fronds. A low intertidal to subtidal red algae, which often occurs around the margins of shallow pools. Colour is a brilliant blue or green iridescence when fresh. Island Bay, Wellington *
PC_10140 Red seaweed or karengo (Pyropia sp.) underwater view in tidal pool in early summer. Exposed on rocks at low tide in mid-winter, and extremely seasonal. This seaweed grows in dense mats from mid-winter to spring, usually on open coasts were there is some protection from direct wave action. Brighton Beach
PC_210012 Red seaweed (Helminthocladia australis) long tufted branches up to 150mm in length, and soft in texture. Lower intertidal to subtidal, often beneath Durvillaea. Dark purplish red. Smailles Beach, Otago Peninsula
