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Hormosira banksii
Greenish brown-algae made of strings of hollow, water-filled, round beads on a short stalk. Each bead has a smooth surface except for an even array of tiny tubercules (containing reproductive cells) and is about 12-15mm diameter. The strings might be up to 200mm long and many strings may grow from a single base.
Southern coasts of Australasia in rocky shorelines. These were growing in a small nature reserve.
Also called sea grapes? They sure are fun to tread on when found washed up on the beach. :-)
kingdom: Chromista
phylum: Ochrophyta
class: Phaeophyceae
order: Fucales
family: Hormosiraceae
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Hormosira+...
Spotted on Oct 5, 2014
Submitted on Oct 5, 2014
3 Comments
Yes Maria.. as kids we used to squish them, wear them, throw them at each other. I hope we haven't contributed to it's demise.
Thanks Fyn.
situs_hijau this not related to Raflesia.
Interesting spotting, Mark. Did you squish a lot of them?
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