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Hormosira banksii
Neptune's Necklace is a distinctive algae made up of strings of hollow, water-filled, round or oval-shaped beads joined together by a short stalk. http://www.mesa.edu.au/friends/seashores... They also contain gas, allowing them to rise to the surface of the water, obtaining more sunlight and moving with the flow of the current. Each bead is filled with water that prevents desiccation between tides. The plants, especially when young, are edible.
It lives mostly on rock platforms along the coast.
Spotted on Sep 23, 2012
Submitted on Sep 30, 2012
3 Comments
I have not taste them myself, I just read the info from the wikipedia. Thank you Gerardo and Argy Bee.
Wonderful spotting and shots:)
Great stuff SukesihGuna. I never thought of trying to eat these.