DSC_9987 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 *
DSC_0006 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 *
P_4090125 Red seaweed (Melanthalia abscissa) in tidal gut. Fan-shaped 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 *
