Cystophora
Cystophora is a genus of brown algae found mostly in temperate waters around Australia. Most of the southern Australian species can be immediately recognised as belonging to this genus by their characteristic zigzag branching pattern. Identification of individual species is generally more difficult and relies on the size and shape of branches, particularly terminal branches, which are specialised reproductive structures known as receptacles. Due to their local diversity and dominance in southern Australia, they are regarded...
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Cystophora retroflexa
speciesCystophora retroflexa
Zig-zag seaweed
speciesCystophora torulosa
Cystophora moniliformis
speciesCystophora moniliformis
Ladder Weed
speciesCystophora scalaris
Cystophora platylobium
speciesCystophora platylobium
Cystophora retorta
speciesCystophora retorta
Cystophora monilifera
speciesCystophora monilifera
Cystophora subfarcinata
speciesCystophora subfarcinata
Cystophora brownii
speciesCystophora brownii
Cystophora botryocystis
speciesCystophora botryocystis
Cystophora racemosa
speciesCystophora racemosa
Cystophora expansa
speciesCystophora expansa
Cystophora siliquosa
speciesCystophora siliquosa
Cystophora polycystidea
speciesCystophora polycystidea
Cystophora grevillei
speciesCystophora grevillei
Cystophora pectinata
speciesCystophora pectinata
Cystophora gracilis
speciesCystophora gracilis
Cystophora xiphocarpa
speciesCystophora xiphocarpa
Cystophora cuspidata
speciesCystophora cuspidata
Cystophora harveyi
speciesCystophora harveyi
Cystophora fibrosa
speciesCystophora fibrosa
Cystophora intermedia
speciesCystophora intermedia
Cystophora cymodoceae
speciesCystophora cymodoceae
Cystophora dumosa
speciesCystophora dumosa
Cystophora flaccida
speciesCystophora flaccida
Cystophora tenuis
speciesCystophora tenuis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 423600.