Stem morphology variable, likely driven by environmental conditions. Stems usually robust in turbulent conditions and thin in sheltered waters.
Symplectoscyphus indivisus
General description:
Stems to 5 mm long; gonothecae clustered thickly at base of stems.
Colour: bright yellow
Distribution:
Recorded from southern oceans, including South Africa, New Zealand and Australia (South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia).
Habitat:
Subtidal, epiphytic on algae.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith