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Seaweed - Brown, Strap (X. chondrophylla)

Scientific name:

Xiphophora chondrophylla

Maori name:

Other names:

Seaweed - Brown, Strap (X. chondrophylla)

Category:

Algae

Phylum:

Ochrophyta

Class:

Phaeophyceae

Family:

Xiphophoraceae

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Common habitat(s):

Rocky Shore Intertidal

Rocky Reef Subtidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Producer

Distribution:

Southern Hemisphere

Edibility:
Edible

Edible

Size:

Hand Sized

Identification:

The plants are fan shaped and lie on one plane. They have regular even branching and grow to about 30 cm tall (sometimes 50 cm). Attached bya branched holdfast. Colour is gey-brown drying to black and the etxture is tough but brittle when dry.

Habitat:

Low intertidal to subtidal, on rocky reefs on exposed coasts.

Diet:

Uses the sun's energy for photosynthesis.

Lifestyle:

Notes:

References:

NZ Seaweeds. An Illustrated Guide: Nelson.