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DeutschCarpophyllum maschalocarpum
| Carpophyllum maschalocarpum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Fucales |
| Family: | Sargassaceae |
| Genus: | Carpophyllum |
| Species: | C. maschalocarpum |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpophyllum maschalocarpum | |
Carpophyllum maschalocarpum, commonly known as the common flapjack, is a brown alga that grows in crevices of rocks at low tide levels.[1] It is a common alga in New Zealand and is endemic.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Carpophyllum maschalocarpum is mid-golden brown in colour and dries black.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found on the shores of the North Island, South Island, and the Chatham Islands.[1]
Habitat
[edit]Carpophyllum maschalocarpum is found on rocks at low water in pools and channels forming a distinct zone and especially on vertical rock faces on open coasts.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d Nelson, W. A. (2017). New Zealand seaweeds : an illustrated guide. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 76. ISBN 9780987668813. OCLC 841897290.
- ^ Buchanan, Joe; Zuccarello, Giuseppe C. (2012). "Decoupling of Short- and Long-Distance Dispersal Pathways in the Endemic New Zealand Seaweed Carpophyllum Maschalocarpum (phaeophyceae, Fucales)1". Journal of Phycology. 48 (3): 518–529. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01167.x. ISSN 1529-8817. PMID 27011067. S2CID 205697480.
- ^ "Carpophyllum maschalocarpum (Turner) Grev". www.nzor.org.nz. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. 2012. Retrieved 2019-01-26.