DSC_9627 Bull kelp, or rimurapa (Durvillaea antarctica) detail of holdfast. Massive plants that grow on very exposed coastlines. The thick heavy stipe splits into many thongs. The more exposed the coast, the more whip-like the blades are. Catseye Point, Kakanui
DSC_2589 'Cape' bull kelp, or rimurapa (Durvillaea poha) recently described and previously regarded as a variety of bull kelp that grew in wave-sheltered habitats. Common at mid-tide level on exposed southern coastlines, in a band above D. antarctica. Brighton Beach
DSC_3855 Bull kelp, or rimurapa (Durvillaea antarctica) detail of holdfasts. Massive plants that grow on very exposed coastlines. The thick heavy stipe splits into many thongs. The more exposed the coast, the more whip-like the blades are. Brighton Beach
