Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Delisea compressa Levring
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Coromandel Ecological Region, Mercury Islands Ecological District, western shore of Ohinau Island, Hole-in the-Wall
Field Collection Date
23 Apr 1994
Field Collection Notes
Forming occasional clumps on rock reef at approximately 10 m depth. Disc holdfast with short rounded stem, flattened above. Main axis and branches compressed, alternately toothed at margins. Primary and secondary branchlets broad, higher order branchlets narrow and smaller. Plant up to 30 cm tall. Large celled medulla and central axial
filament visible in cross section. Northern New Zealand.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council: Biological Reference
Collection: Marine Macroalgae
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.73333, 175.88333
175.88333, 175.88333
Last Update
10 May 2023 17:37
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