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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]
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]
Caulerpa fergusonii is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family. [1] The seaweed is olive green at the base becoming a darker green distally. The thallus spreads outward to about 18 centimetres (7.1 in). [1] The species is found around much of Asia and the Pacific Islands as well as Australia and New Zealand. [2]
Caulerpa simpliciuscula is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family. [1] The seaweed has a slender stolon and medium to dark green fronds that typically grow to 4 to 30 centimetres (1.6 to 11.8 in) in height with a width of 3 to 5 millimetres (0.12 to 0.20 in). [1] The species is found in rock pools and the upper sublittoral zones in
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The list of marine animals of Australia (temperate waters) is a list of marine and shore-based species that form a part of the fauna of Australia. This list includes animals which either live entirely marine lives, or which spend critical parts of their lives at sea.