DSC_4412 Red tar (Apophlaea sinclairii) detail of thick circular, tar-like crusts or patches, very firmly attached to the rock. Dark red-brown to purple when wet. Upper intertidal zone, on rock, on sheltered to exposed coasts. Matai Bay, Karikari Peninsula *
DSC_4453 Red tar (Apophlaea sinclairii) band of thick circular, tar-like crusts or patches firmly attached to rock at low tide. Dark red-brown to purple when wet. Upper intertidal zone, on rock, on sheltered to exposed coasts. Matai Bay, Karikari Peninsula *
P_4110200 Stoneleaf (Lithophyllum carpophylli) growing as an epiphyte on flapjack (Carpophyllum maschalocarpum). A seaweed containing calcium carbonate to deter grazing. Pink or maroon red when alive, it typically bleaches white once washed ashore. Echinoderm Reef, Leigh Marine Reserve
