Durvillaea amatheiae

Short description: Species of seaweed

Durvillaea amatheiae

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Clade:  | Diaphoretickes
Clade:  | SAR
Clade:  | Stramenopiles
Phylum:  | Gyrista
Subphylum:  | Ochrophytina
Class:  | Phaeophyceae
Order:  | Fucales
Family:  | Durvillaeaceae
Genus:  | Durvillaea
Species:  |

D. amatheiae

Binomial name
Durvillaea amatheiae

X.A. Weber, G.J. Edgar, S.C. Banks, J.M. Waters & C.I. Fraser, 2017[1]

Durvillaea amatheiae is a large, robust species of southern bull kelp found in Australia .[1]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Description

The species can be confused with Durvillaea potatorum, which has an overlapping geographic distribution.[1][2] D. potatorum has a shorter, wider stipe with more limited lateral blade development, whereas D. amatheiae has a shorter, narrow stipe and typically prolific lateral blade development.[1][2]

## Distribution

Durvillaea amatheiae is endemic to southeast Australia.[1][2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Weber, Xénia A.; Edgar, Graham J.; Banks, Sam C.; Waters, Jonathan M.; Fraser, Ceridwen I. (2017). "Morphological and phylogenetic investigation into divergence among sympatric Australian southern bull kelps (Durvillaea potatorum and D. amatheiae sp. nov.)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 630–643. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.027. PMID 28017856.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fraser, Ceridwen I.; Velásquez, Marcel; Nelson, Wendy A.; Macaya, Erasmo C.A.; Hay, Cameron (2019). "The biogeographic importance of buoyancy in macroalgae: a case study of the southern bull‐kelp genus Durvillaea (Phaeophyceae), including descriptions of two new species". Journal of Phycology 56 (1): 23–36. doi:10.1111/jpy.12939. PMID 31642057.

## External links

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* Algaebase: Durvillaea amatheiae X.A.Weber, G.J.Edgar, S.C.Banks, J.M.Waters & C.I.Fraser

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