PB_280058 Zigzag seaweed (Cystophora scalaris) has a flat stipe with distinctive zig-zag, and alternate side branches. Occurs lower on shore than C. torulosa, but higher than C. retroflexa. Brighton Beach.
PC_170075 Zigzag seaweed (Cystophora scalaris) underwater in shallows. Has a flat stipe with distinctive zig-zag, and alternate side branches. Occurs lower on shore than C. torulosa, but higher than C. retroflexa. Quarantine Point, Otago Harbour
P_1010053 Zigzag seaweed (Cystophora torulosa) underwater in rock pool. Side branches crowded with tight clusters of turgid golden-brown club-shaped branchlets. Has a thick, slightly cylindrical stipe with slight zig-zag, and alternate side branches. Occurs higher on shore than C. scalaris and C. retroflexa. All Day Bay, Kakanui. *
