Durvillaea potatorum

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

Durvillaea potatorum
Durvillaea potatorum off Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
Scientific classification
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Durvillaeaceae
Genus: Durvillaea
Species:
D. potatorum
Binomial name
Durvillaea potatorum

Description

The species can be confused with Durvillaea amatheiae, 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 potatorum is endemic to southeast Australia.[1][2]

References
  1. 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. 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. doi:10.1111/jpy.12939.
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