Category: Algae
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Family: Xiphophoraceae

Notes
Plant to 43 (124) cm long with linear fronds dichotomously branched more or less in one plane. Discoid holdfast. Older plants can be very slimy. Xiphophora is endemic in temperate regions of Australia and New Zealand. Lives in the low intertidal and form a distinct band just below low tide on exposed coasts, can grow subtidally to 20m.
Xiphophora is endemic in temperate regions of Australia and New Zealand. Lives in the low intertidal and form a distinct band just below low tide on exposed coasts, can grow subtidally to 20m.

References
Seaweeds of NZ; Adams