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Oyster-Thief - Colpomenia peregrina Washed up on the beach.<br /> Distribution: Widely distributed in temperate seas.<br /> Found generally along southern Australia, at least from Albany to Heron I., Qld (Clayton 1979, p. 2) and around Tasmania, usually in the lower eulittoral or upper sublittoral regions.<br /> <a href="http://www.sa.gov.au/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sa.gov.au/</a> Australia,Colpomenia peregrina,Eamw seaweed,Geotagged,Oyster Thief,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Oyster-Thief - Colpomenia peregrina

Washed up on the beach.
Distribution: Widely distributed in temperate seas.
Found generally along southern Australia, at least from Albany to Heron I., Qld (Clayton 1979, p. 2) and around Tasmania, usually in the lower eulittoral or upper sublittoral regions.
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The Oyster Thief

"Colpomenia peregrina" is a brown seaweed not native to the British Isles, but recorded in Ireland since 1934. It appears to have been introduced from the Pacific and was first noticed in Europe in 1906 on oyster beds.

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Similar species: Scytosiphonales
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Uploaded Aug 22, 2024. Captured Aug 22, 2024 12:19 in 92 Franklin Parade, Encounter Bay SA 5211, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO800
  • 135mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.