New Zealand Seashore

DSC_9979 Small agar weed (Pterocladiella capillacea) detail of fine, flattened pinnate branching. Sometimes tangled, and often with a 'christmas tree' appearance, and growing 10-20cm high. Intertidal on rock, often in rock pools. Moderate exposure, to open coasts. Ruatoria, East Coast *

DSC9979Small agar weedPterocladiellacapillaceadetailfinefrondsRuatoriaEast Coast