Wellingtons Top Seaweeds

Rimurimu parāone. BROWN Algae

Carpophyllum maschalocarpum

Cystophora torulosa

Carpophyllum flexuosum

Ecklonia radiata

Cystophora retroflexa

Cystophora scalaris

Lessonia variegata

Macrocystis pyrifera

Flapjack/Sea Wrack

Zigzag Weed

Strapweed Bladder/Giant kelp

Common/Stalked kelp

Zonaria

Zonaria aureomarginata

Marginariella urvilliana

Marginariella boryana

Sawtoothed comb

Dictyota Neptunes Necklace Bull Kelp

Asian Kelp

Oak shaped leaves Tiny blobs Scytothamnus

Dictyota kunthii

Landsburgia quercifolia

Colpomenia spp. Scytothamnus australis

Hormosira banksii

Durvillaea antarctica

Undaria pinnatifida

Rimurimu parāone. BROWN Algae

Rimurimu whero. RED Algae

Asparagopsis armata

Euptilota formosissima

Pterocladia sp. Gigartina atropurpurea

Champia novae-zelandiae

Harpoon Weed Agar Weed

Euptilota Champia

Gigartina sp.

(Crust) (Branched) Pyropia/Porphyra spp.

Coralline Algae Karengo/Parengo

Rimurimu kākāriki. GREEN Algae

Caulerpa brownii

Codium convolutum

Caulerpa geminata

Ulva spp.

Codium fragile

Sea Rimu

Velvet weed Codium

Sea Lettuce - Rimu

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Nancy Adams. Purchased 2007. © Te Papa. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (CA000892/001/0105)

Kristine Zipfel photography