species: Gibsmithia indopacifica cf. in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Gibsmithia indopacifica cf.


©Anne Hoggett: Gibsmithia indopacifica cf. at Cod Hole, Ribbon Reef 10.

©Anne Hoggett: Gibsmithia indopacifica cf. at Cod Hole, Ribbon Reef 10.

©Anne Hoggett: Gibsmithia indopacifica cf. at Clam Garden, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Rhodophyta
Class Florideophyceae
Order Gigartinales
Family Dumontiaceae
Genus Gibsmithia
Species Gibsmithia indopacifica cf.

Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

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Distinguishing features

Blobby, pink, gelatinous branches with a furry appearance.

Huisman (2019) notes that four species of Gibsmithia are known from Australia, of which he presents photos of three. Of those, the specimens here fit G. indopacifica. However, Gabriel et al (2017) found two lineages of the genus on the northern GBR, one of which they described as G. indopacifica but the other remains undescribed. It's not clear whether the photos presented here are G. indopacifica or the undescribed lineage.

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Huisman, J.M. (2019). Marine Plants of Australia: revised edition University of Western Australia Publishing.

Other references

  • Gabriel, D., S.G.A. Draisma, W.E. Schmidt, T. Shils, T. Sauvage, C. Madridakia, C.F.D. Gurgel, D.J. Harris and S. Frederiq (2017). Beneath the hairy look: the hidden reproductive diversity of the Gibsmithia hawaiiensis complex (Dumontiaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology, 53: 1171-1192. LIRS catalog number 90296.