''Pyrophyllon subtumens'' is an obligate red algal epiphyte of ''

Durvillaea ''Durvillaea'' is a genus of large brown algae in the monotypic family Durvillaeaceae. All members of the genus are found in the southern hemisphere, including Australia, New Zealand, South America, and various subantarctic islands. ''Durvillaea' ...

'' southern bull-kelp, and is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

The species belongs to a monotypic genus, which is sister to '' Childophyllon'' - a genus containing another red algal epiphyte of other seaweeds in New Zealand. The species was previously recognised as ''Porphyra subtumens'' before being reclassified.

Description

The species can be found growing on all mainland New Zealand species of ''Durvillaea''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q34443315 Red algae Flora of New Zealand