Champia laingii

Champia laingii is a marine red algal species endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]

Champia laingii
(AM AK143927)
Type specimen
Scientific classification
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Rhodymeniales
Family: Champiaceae
Genus: Champia
Species:
C. laingii
Binomial name
Champia laingii

It is a striking small seaweed, it is dark red but often shows an iridescent blue or green colour. It grows up to 40 cm and is often appears as a tangled mat.[3]

It is usually found around the edges of rock pools at low tide, but also grows on some of the big seaweeds.[3]

Habitat

Champia laingii frequently disappears from localities for long periods. It is found near low-water mark at the edges of shallow pools often growing on (and sheltered by) Carpophyllum maschalocarpum, Xiphophora chondrophylla, and sometimes on Zonaria sinclairii. It also attach is found attached to fragments of shell, sand, and rock. The plant seems to prefer shallow pools and channels on roughly horizontal platforms having running water.[2]

Type specimen

The type specimen was found on Long Beach, at Russell, in the Bay of Islands by Vincent Wilhelm Lindauer (AK 143927).[2]

References
  1. Lindauer, V.W. (1938). "Note on a new species of New Zealand Champia". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 67: 411–413, pl. 55.
  2. M.D. Guiry (2020). Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M (eds.). "Champia laingii Lindauer 1938". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. "Seaweed Red Champia". www.marinelife.ac.nz. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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