species: Halicoryne spicata in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Halicoryne spicata


©Andrew Hoey: Halicoryne spicata at Turtle Group near Lizard Island, height about 50 mm

©Andrew Hoey: Dense coverage of Halicoryne spicata at Turtle Group near Lizard Island in October 2014

©Andrew Hoey: Dense coverage of Halicoryne spicata at Turtle Group near Lizard Island in October 2014
Kingdom Plantae
Division Chlorophyta
Class Ulvophyceae
Order Dasycladales
Family Dasycladaceae
Genus Halicoryne
Species Halicoryne spicata

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Recorded by Price et al (1976) in 1973 but not noted since.
  • Turtle Group: Dense coverage noted by Andrew Hoey in October 2014, six months after Cyclone Ita. Species had not been seen there before.
  • Turtle Group: Dense coverage still present in May 2015, two months after Cyclone Nathan; observed and videoed by Emma Kennedy.

Web resources

References

  • Price, I.A., A.W.D. Larkum and A. Bailey (1976). Appendix: Check list of marine benthic plants collected in the Lizard Island area, Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 3: 3-8. LIRS catalog number 191.