DSC_6581 Red seaweed (Adamsiella chauvinii) detail of blades. Plants consist of one or more primary blades, parallel-sided but broader at the tip, and when closely examined have a conspicuous rhombic pattern. Shallow to deep subtidal in sheltered waters and harbours. Quarantine Point, Otago Harbour
DSC_6580 Red seaweed (Adamsiella chauvinii) detail of blades. Plants consist of one or more primary blades, parallel-sided but broader at the tip, and when closely examined have a conspicuous rhombic pattern. Shallow to deep subtidal in sheltered waters and harbours. Quarantine Point, Otago Harbour
P_1010024 Red seaweed (Chondria macrocarpa) densly pinnate club-like branches, dull purple-brown, sometims looking black. Low intertidal to upper subtidal, on rock on open coasts. All Day Bay, Kakanui
