Biology:Splachnidium rugosum
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Short description: Species of seaweed
| Splachnidium rugosum | |
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| Deadman's fingers growing on a rock in the intertidal zone near Wellington | |
| Splachnidium rugosum at Te Kopahou Reserve | |
Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Splachnidium |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/SplachnidiumS. rugosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Template:Taxonomy/SplachnidiumSplachnidium rugosum (L.) Grev.
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Splachnidium rugosum, the deadman's fingers or gummy weed, is a species of seaweed in New Zealand.[1][2][3]
Description
A small seaweed that grows on rocks near the shore and in the intertidal zone, tubular, which is filled with a clear gooey substance.
Range
Native to New Zealand, and known across the southern hemisphere, from Tristan da Cunha to South Africa to Australia.[4][2]
Community scientists using the platform INaturalist have identified superficially morphologically similar specimens across the southern Hemisphere using user-uploaded photos.[1]
Habitat
Intertidal zone.
Taxonomy
Splachnidium is monotypic, containing only the species S. rugosum.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Splachnidium rugosum (Deadman's Fingers)" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/416332-Splachnidium-rugosum.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Splachnidium rugosum" (in en). https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/splachnidium-rugosum/.
- ↑ Lovell-Smith, Melanie; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Gummy weed" (in en). https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4591/gummy-weed.
- ↑ "Splachnidium rugosum (Linnaeus) Greville :: AlgaeBase" (in en). https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=3450.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Splachnidium rugosum (Linnaeus) Greville, 1830". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221158.
Wikidata ☰ Q29508666 entry
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