Phycodrys rubens (Linnaeus) Batters
Description: Flattened, leafy, purple-crimson
fronds, to 300 mm long. Cylindrical stipe continues as midrib of
elliptical or ovate blade, membranous and monstromatic except
for pinnate paired lateral veins extending into lobes of blade.
Marginal lobes grow into secondary blades, which may in turn
develop tertiary blades,each sinuate or lobed like oak leaf.
Margin sinuous, toothed or drawn out into slender, much divided
processes.
Habitat: On rock or epiphytic, especially on
Laminaria hyperborea
stipes, lower intertidal pools and subtidal, generally
distributed, common.
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