DSC_8354 Red agar seaweed (Pterocladia lucida) with pinnate branching, often giving a 'christmas tree' appearance. Low intertidal pools and channels, on rock on open coasts. All Day Bay, Kakanui
P_4090084 Small agar weed (Pterocladiella capillacea) fine, flattened pinnate branching, sometimes tangled, and often with a 'christmas tree' appearance, and 10-20cm high. Intertidal on rock, often in rock pools. Moderate exposure, to open coasts. Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh