PC_210009 Red seaweed (Helminthocladia australis) long tufted branches up to 150mm in length, and soft in texture. Lower intertidal to subtidal, often beneath Durvillaea. Dark purplish red. Smailles Beach, Otago Peninsula
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 *
