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| Carpophyllum maschalocarpum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Fucales |
| Family: | Sargassaceae |
| Genus: | Carpophyllum |
| Species: | C. maschalocarpum
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| Binomial name | |
| Carpophyllum maschalocarpum (Turner) Grev., 1830
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Carpophyllum maschalocarpum, commonly known as the common flapjack, is a brown alga that grows in crevices of rocks at low tide levels.[1] It is a common alga in New Zealand and is endemic.[2][3]
Carpophyllum maschalocarpum is mid-golden brown in colour and dries black.[1]
This species can be found on the shores of the North Island, South Island, and the Chatham Islands.[1]
Carpophyllum maschalocarpum is found on rocks at low water in pools and channels forming a distinct zone and especially on vertical rock faces on open coasts.[1]
This species has been classified in 2019 under the New Zealand Threat Classification system as being "Not Threatened ".[4]
Wikidata ☰ Q5045871 entry