Durvillaea chathamensis | |
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Durvillaeae chathamensis at Wharekauri Beach, Chatham Island | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Sar |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
Class: | Phaeophyceae |
Order: | Fucales |
Family: | Durvillaeaceae |
Genus: | Durvillaea |
Species: | D. chathamensis |
Binomial name | |
Durvillaea chathamensis C.H.Hay, 1979 |
Durvillaea chathamensis is a large, robust species of southern bull kelp endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. [1]
Durvillaea chathamensis is endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. [1] [2] [3]
D. chathamensis was also used to create semi-submerged dingies called waka kōrari by Moriori. [4]