Lobospira bicuspidata
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Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
From Nickol Bay (WA) around southern Australia to Eden (NSW) [12]
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Common just below the tide level and extending to 13 m deep
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Flower Description:
N/A
Habit:
Brown algae with erect thallus, 5-25 cm long with numerous, much branched, spirally twisted axes from an entangled base
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This species has a spirally twisted thallus and short, simple or bicuspid lateral ramuli (ultimate branchlets)
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Conservation status:
N/A
References:
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Womersley, H. B. S. (1987). “The marine benthic flora of Southern Australia. Rhodophyta. Part II”. ABRS, Canberra.