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The list of seaweeds and marine flowering plants of Australia (temperate waters) is a list of marine species that form a part of the flora of Australia. The geographical range is from Perth, Western Australia to New South Wales , and those tropical species which are also found in this range may also be listed here..
Seaweed species such as kelps provide essential nursery habitat for fisheries and other marine species and thus protect food sources; other species, such as planktonic algae, play a vital role in capturing carbon and producing at least 50% of Earth's oxygen.
Hormosira is a genus of seaweed in the family Hormosiraceae. It is monotypic, with a single species, Hormosira banksii, also known as Neptune's necklace, Neptune's pearls, sea grapes, or bubbleweed [2] it is native to Australia and New Zealand. [1] [3]
Phyllospora comosa on a beach on the southern coast of NSW. Phyllospora comosa, known as crayweed, is a species of brown algae in the Seirococcaceae family. It forms temperate seaweed forests that are important as habitat for many marine species and also for producing oxygen and capturing atmospheric carbon.
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Caulerpa flexilis is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family. [2] The seaweed has a thick stolon with erect dark green primary fronds that are about 5 to 40 centimetres (2.0 to 15.7 in) long and 2 to 6 cm (0.79 to 2.36 in) wide. [2] The species is found around much of the Australian coast as well as in New Zealand. [1]
Caulerpa parvifolia is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family. [1] The seaweed has a thallus that is grass-green to olive green in colour and spreads outward to 10 to 20 centimetres (3.9 to 7.9 in). [1] The species is found on sand and rock in the subtidal region in tropical and warmer seas.
Ulva australis, the southern sea lettuce, is a species of bright green coloured seaweed in the family Ulvaceae that can be found in waters around Australia and was first described by Swedish botanist Johan Erhard Areschoug. It is an edible green algae, although sometimes designated as a seaweed. [1]