''Durvillaea fenestrata'' is a large, robust species of
southern bull kelp endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to the subantarctic
Antipodes Islands
The Antipodes Islands ( Maōri: Moutere Mahue; "Abandoned island") are inhospitable and uninhabited volcanic islands in subantarctic waters to the south of – and territorially part of – New Zealand. The 21 km2 archipelago lies 860  ...
of
New Zealand
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.
Description
''Durvillaea fenestrata'' has unbranched stipes, and many holes occur on the primary and secondary blades.
Distribution
''Durvillaea fenestrata'' is endemic to the subantarctic Antipodes Islands of New Zealand.
References
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Fucales
Flora of New Zealand
Edible seaweeds
Protists described in 2019
Ochrophyte species