Splachnidium rugosum
| Splachnidium rugosum | |
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| Splachnidium rugosum at Te Kopahou Reserve | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Scytothamnales |
| Family: | Splachnidiaceae |
| Genus: | Splachnidium |
| Species: | S. rugosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Splachnidium rugosum (L.) Grev.
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Splachnidium rugosum, the deadman's fingers or gummy weed, is a species of seaweed in New Zealand.[1][2][3]
Description
[edit]A small seaweed that grows on rocks near the shore and in the intertidal zone, tubular, which is filled with a clear gooey substance.
Range
[edit]Native to New Zealand, and known across the southern hemisphere, from Tristan da Cunha to South Africa to Australia.[4][2]
Community scientists using the platform INaturalist have identified superficially morphologically similar specimens across the southern Hemisphere using user-uploaded photos.[1]
Habitat
[edit]Intertidal zone.
Taxonomy
[edit]Splachnidium is monotypic, containing only the species S. rugosum.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Splachnidium rugosum (Deadman's Fingers)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Splachnidium rugosum". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ^ Lovell-Smith, Melanie; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Gummy weed". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ^ "Splachnidium rugosum (Linnaeus) Greville :: AlgaeBase". www.algaebase.org. Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Splachnidium rugosum (Linnaeus) Greville, 1830". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
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