DSC_6384 Red seaweed (Hymena affinis) detail. Plants richly branched with alternate lobes and blunt tips. Low intertidal to subtidal on open coasts. Sometimes iridescent blue in water. All Day Bay, Kakanui
PC_190008 Red seaweed (Ahnfeltiopsis humilis) fan-shaped with rounded to blunt tips, and a rich, dark red to red brown in colour. Low intertidal on rock, usually adjacent to sand on open coasts. Brighton Beach
DSC_3621 Brown seaweed (Cladostephus spongiosus) wiry and bristly appearance. Intertidal rocks adjacent to sand on moderately exposed coasts. All Day Bay, Kakanui
