DSC_8317 Coralline algae (Jania micrarthrodia) detail. Fine and feathery with dense branching, pale pink to pink-grey in colour. Common epiphytically on larger brown algae, especially Cystophora species. All Day Bay, Kakanui
DSC_8314 Coralline algae (Jania rosea) has two growth forms. Shown here is the dense three-dimensionally branched 'bottlebrush' form. Fine, feathery and dense, pale pink to pink-grey in colour. Intertidal to upper subtidal, usually on rock, in a wide range of habitats. All Day Bay, Kakanui
P_2110059 Coralline algae (Jania rosea) has two growth forms. Shown here is the more open and flattened 'feathery' form. Fine and feathery with open, but dense branching, pale pink to pink-grey in colour. Intertidal to upper subtidal, usually on rock, in a wide range of habitats. Quarantine Point, Otago Harbour