Durvillaea
Durvillaea is a genus of brown algae (class Phaeophyceae) of the order Fucales. It is named after French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville . There are currently six recognised species within the genus, with the type species Durvillaea antarctica (Chamisso) Hariot. All members of the genus are found in the southern hemisphere, particularly New Zealand, South America, Australia and various subantarctic islands. Many Durvillaea species are referred to as bull kelp, which is a common name for...
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
New Zealand Bull Kelp
speciesDurvillaea antarctica
Australian Bull Kelp
speciesDurvillaea potatorum
Durvillaea incurvata
speciesDurvillaea incurvata
Durvillaea poha
speciesDurvillaea poha
Durvillaea willana
speciesDurvillaea willana
Durvillaea amatheiae
speciesDurvillaea amatheiae
Durvillaea chathamensis
speciesDurvillaea chathamensis
Durvillaea fenestrata
speciesDurvillaea fenestrata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 197105.