| 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]