''Durvillaea fenestrata'' is a large, robust species of
southern bull kelp endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to the subantarctic
Antipodes Islands
The Antipodes Islands (, ) are inhospitable and uninhabited volcanic islands in subantarctic waters to the south of – and territorially part of – New Zealand. The archipelago lies to the southeast of Stewart Island / Rakiura, and to the ...
of New Zealand.
Description
''Durvillaea fenestrata'' has unbranched stipes, and many holes occur on the primary and secondary blades.
Distribution
''Durvillaea fenestrata'' is endemic to the subantarctic Antipodes Islands of New Zealand.
References
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Fucales
Flora of New Zealand
Edible seaweeds
Protists described in 2019
Brown algae species