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Durvillaea chathamensis

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Durvillaea chathamensis is a large, robust species of southern bull kelp endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand.[1]

Clade:Sar
Division:Ochrophyta
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Durvillaea chathamensis
Durvillaeae chathamensis at Wharekauri Beach, Chatham Island
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Division: Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Durvillaeaceae
Genus: Durvillaea
Species:
D. chathamensis
Binomial name
Durvillaea chathamensis
C.H.Hay, 1979
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Distribution

Durvillaea chathamensis is endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand.[1][2][3]

Moriori culture

D. chathamensis was also used to create semi-submerged dingies called waka kōrari by Moriori.[4]

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