Porphyra linearis Greville
Description: Delicate, linear, membranous,
purple-brown fronds, to 200 mm long and 25 mm broad, usually
simple with short stipe from basal holdfast; orange patches when
reproductive.
Habitat: Zone-forming (below) on rock in the
upper intertidal and splash zone of semi-exposed and exposed
shores. This is a winter and spring annual appearing on
semi-exposed and exposed shores from November onwards and
persisting until February or March.
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