Laurencia unassigned to species

Common Name:

N/A

Family:

Rhodomelaceae

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

N/A
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

Common on coasts ¹

Flower Description:

N/A

Habit:

Red algae with erect thalli to 40 cm high, attached by discoid to rhizoidal to encrusting holdfasts. Thalli sparingly to highly branched in all directions or bilateral. Branches cylindrical or flat ²

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):

The thallus is erect, axes with 4 pericentral cells ¹

Images:

Links to more images:

Atlas of Living Australia MELU

Links to description of this species:

AlgaeBase

Conservation status:

N/A

References:

¹ Womersley, H. B. S. (2003). “The marine benthic flora of Southern Australia. Rhodophyta. Part IIID, Ceramiales- Delesseriaceae, Sarcomeniaceae, Rhodomelaceae”. ABRS, Canberra.
² Guiry, M. D. in Guiry, M. D. and Guiry, G. M. (2014). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication. National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 October 2014.