Pink Feather Coralline Seaweed

by David Young | Jul 22, 2024 | Seaweeds

  Author: Koa Planedin Common Name: Pink Feather Coralline Seaweed Scientific Name: Corallina officinalis Size: 6-12 inches Identifying Features: Many slender jointed branches, pink in colour, narrow and flat blades, rough feather like appearance, calcium...

Pink Rock Crust

by David Young | Jul 21, 2024 | Seaweeds

  Author: Ali Isles and Tiona Challender Pink Rock Crust (On Keyhole Limpet and Rock in photo above) Common Name: Pink Rock Crust,  Crustose Coralline Algae – there are many species! Size: Greatly varies.   Identifying Features: Flat, various shapes of...

Turkish Towel

by David Young | Jul 21, 2024 | Seaweeds

Turkish Towel Authors: Nathalie Douglas and Aleisha Evans Scientific Name: Chondracanthus exasperatus Size:  They are able to grow to 1m tall and 30cm wide, but are more commonly 30-50cm tall and 10-20cm wide. Habitat  Turkish Towels live from Sitka Sound to Baja...

Succulent Seaweed

by David Young | Jul 21, 2024 | Seaweeds

Succulent Seaweed Author: Wanda De Simone Scientific name: Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii Size: up to 10-40 cm tall Identifying features:  This species has cylindrical, rather brittle fronds that are radially branching and irregularly arranged. The colour varies from...