P_3180592 Red seaweed (Melanthalia abscissa) 'bleached' 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 *
PC_10001 Red seaweed (Hymenena durvillei) underwater view of a very sun-bleached plant (usually rich-red, and sometimes with a blue irruidescence). Leaves parallel-sided sometimes with wavy edges. Low Intertidal pools and channels on rock on open coasts. Brighton Beach
DSC_6381 Red seaweed (Hymena affinis) 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
