Champia unassigned to species

Common Name:

N/A

Family:

Champiaceae

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

N/A
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

Flower Description:

N/A

Habit:

Red algae with erect or decumbent much branched thalli with regular hollow segments throughout. Some species are iridescent ¹

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):

Images:

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Atlas of Living Australia MELU

Links to description of this species:

AlgaeBase

Conservation status:

N/A

References:

¹ Womersley, H. B. S. (1996). “The marine benthic flora of Southern Australia. Rhodophyta. Part IIIB, Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and Bonnemaisoniales”. ABRS, Canberra.