''Champia novae-zelandiae'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
seaweed
Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of ''Rhodophyta'' (red), '' Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ''Chlorophyta'' (green) macroalgae. Seaweed species such as ...
.
Description
A small
red algae
Red algae, or Rhodophyta (, ; ), make up one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae. The Rhodophyta comprises one of the largest Phylum, phyla of algae, containing over 7,000 recognized species within over 900 Genus, genera amidst ongoing taxon ...
that lives in the sea.
Range
New Zealand
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.
Habitat
This species is found in the intertidal zone, as well as slightly deeper.
Ecology
''Champia novae-zelandiae'' can attach to other seaweeds.
Etymology
The species name comes from the location where it is found, in
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
.
Taxonomy
''Champia novae-zelandiae'' contains the following varieties:
* ''Champia novae-zelandiae'' var. ''dolchipoda''
* ''Champia novae-zelandiae'' var. ''novae-zelandiae''
References
Rhodymeniales
Red algae species
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