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Scientific name: |
Peyssonnelia capensis |
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Common name: |
Red fan-weed |
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Taxonomy |
Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
Rhodophyta |
Not Defined |
Florideophyceae |
Not Defined |
Hildenbrandiales |
Not Defined |
Pyraloidea |
Not Defined |
Peyssonnelia |
Peyssonnelia capensis |
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Short Description:
Flat overlapping laethery fans,whitish below and a purple-red above and may be tinged yellowish or green,Attached to rocks by a centre holdfast.but is fans are raused from the substrate
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Identification features: |
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Size: |
400mm |
Behaviour: |
Attached to rocks |
Diet: |
Not applicable |
Distribution: |
East coast of Southern Africa |
Depth: |
1-20m |
Habitat: |
Grows on walls of deep gulleys,pools and shallow reefs |
Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa) GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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eastern cape scuba diving