eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Leathesia difformis |
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| Common name: |
Brown brains |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Phaeophyceae |
Not Defined |
Ochrophyta |
Not Defined |
Ectocarpales |
Not Defined |
Scarabaeoidea |
Not Defined |
Leathesia |
Leathesia difformis |
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Short Description:
Forms a thick walled spongy yellow-brown cushion with a small central cavity
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Identification
features: |
When young, the organism is solid but as it matures it become hollow and somewhat convoluted and has the appearance of a small leathery brown bag about the same size as a tennis ball. The texture is rubbery and the outer surface smooth.
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| Size: |
25mm in diameter |
| Behaviour: |
Often Epiphytic on other algae |
| Diet: |
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| Distribution: |
Cape Town to Mozambique |
| Depth: |
1-5m |
| Habitat: |
Grows in mid-tide rock pools and subtidally |
| Reference: |
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
www.wikipedia.org/
- 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
