Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Sargassum sinclairii Harv.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Coromandel Ecological Region, Tairua Ecological District, Coromandel Peninsula, Tairua, Tairua Beach (south end), Paku, near Tokaroa Point
Field Collection Date
15 Nov 2009
Field Collection Notes
Abundant on rhyolite rock in very deep slowly draining rock pools. Associated with Carpophyllum plumosum (AK 307263), Xiphophora chondrophylla (AK 307262), Glossophora kunthii (AK 307265), Scytothamnus australis (AK 307261) and Zonaria turneriana (AK 307260). Thallus yellow-brown when fresh - confined to the deeper water in rock pools.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.99944, 175.86944
175.86944, 175.86944
Last Update
10 May 2023 20:18
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