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Cladophora catenata (L.) Kütz.

Reference
Phycol.General. 271 (1843)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Habit and structure. Thallus dark green, forming decumbent clumps to 7 cm across, composed of coarse, branched filaments, these often arching distally and becoming reattached by haptera at apices; branching usually secund and irregular; cross-wall formation at base of laterals delayed; filaments (250–)400–700 µm in diameter.

Distribution. Widespread but seemingly disjunct in tropical seas. 

Habitat. Epilithic in the intertidal and subtidal, especially on reef flats.

John Huisman & Cheryl Parker, 3 August 2021

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Pindanland, Roebourne.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.