List of seaweeds and marine flowering plants of Australia (temperate waters) facts for kids

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The list of seaweeds and marine flowering plants of Australia (temperate waters) is a list of marine species that form a part of the flora of Australia.

The geographical range is from Perth, Western Australia to New South Wales, and those tropical species which are also found in this range may also be listed here.. Also widely distributed overseas.)

Family Chordariaceae

Brown spaghetti weed Cladosiphon filum (Harvey) Kylin (Safety Bay, Western Australia, to Nowra, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also widely distributed overseas.)

Family Splachnidiaceae

Neptune's fingers Splachnidium rugosum (Linnaeus) Greville (Point Sinclair, South Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also South Africa, New Zealand and several subantarctic islands.)

Family Stypocaulaceae

Twisted filament weed Halopteris paniculata (Suhr) Prud’homme van Reine (Port Willunga, South Australia, to Newcastle, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand, Chile and several subantarctic Islands.)

Family Cladostephaceae

Bushy brown alga Cladostephus spongiosus (Hudson) C. Agardh (Yanchep, Western Australia, to Keppel Bay, Queensland, and around Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.)

Family Dictyotaceae

Brown forkweed Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) Lamouroux (Around Australia including Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.)
Hairy forkweed Glossophora nigricans (J. Agardh) Womersley (Dongara, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Crinkleweed Dilophus marginatus J. Agardh (Port Stanvac, South Australia, to Noosa, Queensland, and northern Tasmania.)
Eastern forkweed Dilophus intermedius (Zanardini) Allender & Kraft (Jervis Bay, New South Wales, to Caloundra, Queensland. Also Lord Howe Island.)
Mueller's forkweed Dictyopteris muelleri (Sonder) Reinbold (Port Gregory, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Agardh's forkweed Dictyopteris acrostichoides (J. Agardh) Boergesen (Warrnambool, Victoria, to Rockingham, Queensland, and northern Tasmania.)
Southern forkweed Dictyopteris australis (Sonder) Askenasy (Dampier, Western Australia, to Port Noarlunga, South Australia. Also Queensland, Lord Howe Island, and widespread overseas.)
Stringy forkweed Pachydictyon paniculatum (J. Agardh) J. Agardh (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Spiralled forkweed Lobospira bicuspidata Areschoug (Nickol Bay, Western Australia, to Eden, New South Wales, and northern Tasmania.)
Elegant padina Padina elegans Koh ex Womersley (Dongara, Western Australia, to Pearson Island, South Australia.)
Thickened padina Padina crassa Yamada (Tropical Australia south to Narooma, New South Wales. Also Lord Howe Island and widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.)
Thin-leaf fanweed Zonaria angustata (Kützing) Papenfuss (Elliston, South Australia, to Eden, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Fanweed Zonaria turneriana J. Agardh (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Spiral fanweed Zonaria spiralis (J. Agardh) Papenfuss (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Flinders, Victoria.)
Sydney fanweed Zonaria diesingiana J. Agardh (Green Cape to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.)
Peacockweed Lobophora variegata (Lamouroux) Womersley (Around Australia. Also widespread overseas.)
Southern peacockweed Distromium flabellatum Womersley (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and northern and eastern Tasmania.)
Banded fanweed Stypopodium flabelliforme Weber-van Bosse (Tropical Australia south to Rottnest Island, Western Australia, and Jervis Bay, New South Wales. Also Lord Howe Island, and widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.)
Split fanweed Taonia australasica J. Agardh (Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. Also Lord Howe Island.)

Family Sporochnaceae

Stackhouse's seaweed Carpomitra costata (Stackhouse) Batters (Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania. Also widely distributed overseas.)
Common tuftweed Sporochnus comosus C. Agardh (Dongara, Western Australia, to Calliope River, Queensland, and around Tasmania.)
Open tuftweed Sporochnus radiciformis Turner (C. Agardh) (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Botany Bay, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Spiky tuftweed Perithalia caudata (Labillardière) Womersley (West Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Clifton's tuftweed Encyothalia cliftonii Harvey (Kalbarri, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria.)
Chimney-brush seaweed Bellotia eriophorum Harvey (Ceduna, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania. Also Noosa, Queensland.)

Family Scytosiphonaceae

Tubular stringweed Scytosiphon lomentaria (Lyngbye) Link (Cottesloe, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also widely distributed overseas.)
Lace ballweed Hydroclathrus clathratus (C. Agardh) Howe (Around Australian mainland. Also widely distributed overseas.)
Sinuous ballweed Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbes & Solier (Widespread around Australia and overseas.)
Smooth ballweed Colpomenia peregrina (Sauvageau) Hamel (Albany, Western Australia, to Heron Island, Queensland, and around Tasmania. Also widely distributed overseas.)

Family Punctariaceae

Bulbous ballweed Asperococcus bullosus Lamouroux (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania. Also widely distributed overseas.)

Family Lessoniaceae

Strapweed Lessonia corrugata Lucas (Phillip Island, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh (Eastern, southern and western Tasmania. Also New Zealand, subantarctic islands, South America and the Pacific coast of North America.)
Northern giant kelp, string kelp Macrocystis angustifolia Bory (Cape Jaffa, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and northern Tasmania. Also South Africa.)

Family Alariaceae

Common kelp Ecklonia radiata (C. Agardh) J. Agardh (Kalbarri, Western Australia, to Caloundra, Queensland, and around Tasmania.)
Japanese kelp Undaria pinnatifida (Harvey) Suringar (Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, and D’Entrecasteaux Channel to Coles Bay, Tasmania. Also Japan, China, New Zealand and France.)

Family Notheiaceae

Neptune's string Notheia anomala Harvey & Bailey (Albany, Western Australia, to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)

Family Durvillaeaceae

Bull kelp Durvillaea potatorum (Labillardière) Areschoug (Cape Jaffa, South Australia, to Bermagui, New South Wales, and western, southern and eastern Tasmania.)

Family Hormosiraceae

Neptune's necklace Hormosira banksii (Turner) Decaisne (Albany, Western Australia, to Arrawarra, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Branched daggerweed Xiphophora chondrophylla (R. Brown ex Turner) Montagne ex Harvey (Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and northern Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Daggerweed Xiphophora gladiata (Labillardière) Montagne ex Kjellman (Western Port, Victoria, and eastern, western and southern Tasmania.)

Family Seirococcaceae

Crayweed Phyllospora comosa (Labillardière) C. Agardh (Robe, South Australia, to Port Macquarie, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Bristled crayweed Seirococcus axillaris (R. Brown ex Turner) Greville (Fishery Bay, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Western crayweed Scytothalia dorycarpa (Turner) Greville (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Point Lonsdale, Victoria, and Georgetown, Tasmania.)

Family Cystoseiraceae

Flat-leafed seaweed Platythalia angustifolia Sonder (Geraldton to Cape Riche, Western Australia.)
Sawtooth seaweed Platythalia quercifolia (R. Brown ex Turner) Sonder (Geraldton to Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia.)
Three-node seaweed Cystoseira trinodis (Forsskål) C. Agardh (Tropical Australia south to Victor Harbor, South Australia, and to Lake Conjola, New South Wales. Also Dunalley, Tasmania, and widespread overseas.)
Three corners Hormophysa cuneiformis (Gmelin) Silva (Tropical Australia south to Mandurah, Western Australia, and Port Stephens (New South Wales), and northern Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.)
Serrated myriodesma Myriodesma serrulatum (Lamouroux) Decaisne (Dongara to Cape Riche, Western Australia.)
Oak-leaf myriodesma Myriodesma quercifolium (Bory) J. Agardh (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Port Elliott, South Australia.)
Brown fingerweed Scaberia agardhii Greville (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and northern Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island.)
Succulent seaweed Carpoglossum confluens (R. Brown ex Turner) Kützing (Elliston, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Flat-lobed cystophora Cystophora platylobium (Mertens) J. Agardh (Eucla, South Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Zigzag cystophora Cystophora moniliformis (Esper) Womersley & Nizamuddin ex Womersley (Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island.)
Shore cystophora Cystophora intermedia J. Agardh (Point Sinclair, South Australia, to Portland, Victoria, and Hogan Island, Tasmania.)
Greville's cystophora Cystophora grevillei (C. Agardh ex Sonder) J. Agardh (Dongara, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Tasmanian cystophora Cystophora xiphocarpa Harvey (Cape Otway, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Leafy cystophora Cystophora racemosa (Harvey ex Kützing) J. Agardh (Geographe Bay, Western Australia, to Queenscliff, Victoria.)
Fishbone cystophora Cystophora pectinata (Greville & C. Agardh ex Sonder) J. Agardh (Perth, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria.)
Three-branched cystophora Cystophora monilifera J. Agardh (Nickol Bay, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and south to Freycinet Peninsula Tasmania.)
Expansive cystophora Cystophora expansa J. Agardh (Yallingup, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and northern Tasmania.)
Grape cystophora Cystophora botryocystis Sonder (Perth, Western Australia, to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Brown's cystophora Cystophora brownii (Turner) J. Agardh (Dongara, Western Australia, to Victor Harbor, South Australia, and Waterhouse Point, Tasmania.)
Womersley's cystophora Cystophora gracilis Womersley (Cowaramup Bay, Western Australia, to Kangaroo Island, South Australia.)
Western cystophora Cystophora harveyi Womersley (Geographe Bay to Walpole, Western Australia.)
Club-leafed cystophora Cystophora torulosa (R. Brown ex Turner) J. Agardh (Apollo Bay to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Open-branched cystophora Cystophora retorta (Mertens) J. Agardh (Nickol Bay, Western Australia, to Crookhaven Heads, New South Wales, and south to Spring Bay, Tasmania.)
Slender cystophora Cystophora siliquosa J. Agardh (Geographe Bay, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Congested cystophora Cystophora congesta Womersley & Nizamuddin (Elliston, South Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Labillardière's cystophora Cystophora retroflexa (Labillardière) J. Agardh (Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Bushy cystophora Cystophora subfarcinata (Mertens) J. Agardh (Nickol Bay, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Awled cystophora Cystophora cuspidata J. Agardh (Point Sinclair, South Australia, to Port Phillip, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Narrow grapeweed Caulocystis cephalornithos (Labillardière) Areschoug (Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Grapeweed Caulocystis uvifera (C. Agardh) Areschoug (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and northern and eastern Tasmania. Also Norfolk Island.)
Bushy tangleweed Acrocarpia paniculata (Turner) Areschoug (Ceduna, South Australia, to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island.)
Spiky tangleweed Acrocarpia robusta (J. Agardh) Womersley (Cape Naturaliste to Israelite Bay, Western Australia.)

Family Sargassaceae

Multi-shaped sargassum Sargassum heteromorphum J. Agardh (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to San Remo, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Deciduous sargassum Sargassum decipiens (R. Brown ex Turner) J. Agardh (Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, to Western Port, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Variable sargassum Sargassum varians Sonder (Perth, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Common sargassum Sargassum verruculosum (Mertens) C. Agardh (Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Broad-leafed sargassum Sargassum fallax Sonder (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Ballina, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Surf sargassum Sargassum vestitum (R. Brown ex Turner) C. Agardh (Robe, South Australia, to Mallacoota Point, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Lacerated sargassum Sargassum lacerifolium (Turner) C. Agardh (Pearson Island, South Australia, to Jervis Bay, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)

Phylum (Division) Rhodophyta
Kingdom Plantae
Geographical location of places listed in the range statements
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Phylum (Division) Rhodophyta

(Red algae, red seaweeds)

Family Bangiaceae

Lucas’ laver Porphyra lucasii (R. Brown ex Turner) C. Agardh (Cottesloe, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Southern laver Porphyra columbina Montagne (Elliston, South Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand, South America and subantarctic islands.)

Family Liagoraceae

Southern liagora Liagora wilsoniana Zeh (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Galaxauraceae

Cylindrical galaxaura Galaxaura obtusata (Ellis & Solander) Lamouroux (Tropical Australia south to Augusta, Western Australia, and to Lake Macquarie, New South Wales. Also widespread overseas in tropical and subtropical regions.)
Leafy galaxaura Galaxaura marginata (Ellis & Solander) Lamouroux (Around the Australian mainland and south to Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.)
Tsinglan alga Scinaia tsinglanensis Tseng (Around the Australian mainland and Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.)

Family Gelidiaceae

Agarweed Pterocladia lucida (Turner) J. Agardh (Kalbarri, Western Australia, to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island and New Zealand.)
Pinnate agarweed Pterocladia capillacea (Gmelin) Bornet (Perth, Western Australia, to Stradbroke Island, Queensland, and around Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.)
Southern agarweed Gelidium australe J. Agardh (Perth, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Peyssonneliaceae

Red seafan Sonderopelta coriacea Womersley & Sinkora (Ceduna, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
New Holland seafan Peyssonnelia novaehollandiae Kützing (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)

Family Polyidaceae

False coralline Rhodopeltis australis Harvey (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Point Roadnight, Victoria.)

Family Halymeniaceae

Southwestern forkweed Carpopeltis elata (Harvey) de Toni (Geraldton to Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia.)
Southern forkweed Carpopeltis phyllophora (Hooker & Harvey) Schmitz (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Phillip Island, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Zanardini's red alga Halymenia plana Zanardini (Eucla, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Kraft's red alga Halymenia kraftii Womersley & Lewis (Jervis Bay, New South Wales, and southern Tasmania.)
Floral red alga Halymenia floresia (Clemente) C. Agardh (Around Australian mainland. Also widespread overseas.)
Western spongeweed Codiophyllum flabelliforme (Sonder) Schmitz (Houtman Abrolhos to Albany, Western Australia.)
Japanese slipperyweed Grateloupia turuturu Yamada, 1941 (D’Entrecasteaux Channel to Bicheno, Tasmania. Also Japan, Russia, USA, New Zealand, western Africa and Europe.)
Red leatherstraps Gelinaria ulvoidea Sonder (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Constricted wireweed Polyopes constrictus (Turner) J. Agardh (Sleaford Bay, South Australia, to Twofold Bay, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Branched spongeweed Thamnoclonium dichotomum (J. Agardh) J. Agardh (Nickol Bay, Western Australia, to Ballina, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)

Family Kallymeniaceae

Pitted red lettuce Kallymenia cribrosa Harvey (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Flinders, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Red lettuce Kallymenia tasmanica Harvey (Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, to Western Port, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Bruny red alga Cirrulicarpus polycoelioides (J. Agardh) Womersley (Bruny Island to Maria Island, Tasmania.)
Gelatinous forkweed Polycoelia laciniata J. Agardh (Southwestern Western Australia to Flinders, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Turner's red alga Callophyllis rangiferina (Turner) Womersley (Champion Bay, Western Australia, to Tathra, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Lambert's red alga Callophyllis lambertii (Turner) J. Agardh (Ceduna, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Norris’ red alga Thamnophyllis lacerata Womersley & Norris (Head of Great Australian Bight to Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, and southeastern Tasmania.)

Family Phyllophoraceae

Delicate red alga Stenogramme interrupta (C. Agardh) Montagne ex Harvey (Nuyts Reef, South Australia, to Arrawarra, New South Wales, and northern and eastern Tasmania. Also New Zealand and widespread in the northern hemisphere.)

Family Nemastomataceae

Fereday's red alga Tsengia feredayae (Harvey) Womersley & Kraft (Nuyts Reef, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)

Family Gigartinaceae

Variable red alga Rhodoglossum gigartinoides (Sonder) Edyvane & Womersley (Hamelin Bay, Western Australia, to San Remo, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Recurved gigartina Gigartina recurva Edyvane & Womersley (Musselroe Bay to Recherche Bay, Tasmania.)
Mueller's gigartina Gigartina muelleriana Setchell & Gardner (Robe, South Australia, to Port Phillip, Victoria, and around, Tasmania.)

Family Dicranemaceae

Amphibolis wireweed Dicranema revolutum (C. Agardh) J. Agardh (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and Flinders Island, Tasmania.)
Southern wireweed Peltasta australis J. Agardh (West Island, South Australia, to Cape Woolamai, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Sarcodiaceae

Marginate sarcodia Sarcodia marginata J. Agardh (Port Elliott, South Australia, to Port Phillip, Victoria, and southeastern Tasmania.)

Family Acrotylaceae

Notched red lettuce Hennedya crispa Harvey (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Pearson Island, South Australia.)

Family Areschougiaceae

Jellyweed Betaphycus speciosum (Sonder) Doty (Dampier to Perth, Western Australia. Also Mauritius and Madagascar.)
Broad-leafed fishbone Callophycus dorsiferus (C. Agardh) Silva (Dongara to Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia.)
Narrow-leafed fishbone Callophycus oppositifolius (C. Agardh) Silva (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.)
Leafy fishbone Callophycus harveyanus (J. Agardh) Silva (Dongara, Western Australia, to Eucla, South Australia.)
Sonder's bubbleweed Erythroclonium sonderi Harvey (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Robe, South Australia, and King Island, Tasmania.)
Congested mopweed Areschougia congesta (Turner) J. Agardh (Hamelin Bay, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Plocamiaceae

Common plocamium Plocamium angustum (J. Agardh) Hooker & Harvey (Ceduna, South Australia, to The Entrance, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island.)
Serrated plocamium Plocamium dilatatum J. Agardh (Victor Harbor, South Australia, to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Stumpy plocamium Plocamium patagiatum J. Agardh (Great Australian Bight, South Australia, to Cape Woolamai, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Merten's plocamium Plocamium mertensii (Greville) Harvey (Nickol Bay, Western Australia, to Gabo Island, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Preiss’ plocamium Plocamium preissianum Sonder (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Cartilaginous plocamium Plocamium cartilagineum (Linnaeus) Dixon (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Newcastle, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also widespread in temperate regions worldwide.)

Family Phacelocarpaceae

Serrated red seaweed Phacelocarpus peperocarpus (Poiret) Wynne, Ardré & Silva (Esperance, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and northern Tasmania.)

Family Cystocloniaceae

Frilled forkweed Craspedocarpus blepharicarpus (Harvey) Min-Thein & Womersley (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Phillip Island, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Veined forkweed Craspedocarpus venosus (Kützing) Min-Thein & Womersley (Fremantle, Western Australia, to Western Port, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Harvey's forkweed Rhodophyllis multipartita Harvey (Elliston, South Australia, to Gabo Island, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Mychodeaceae

Tangled wireweed Mychodea aciculare (J. Agardh) Kraft (Cape Riche, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Hypnaeaceae

Filamentous hookweed Hypnea ramentacea (C. Agardh) J. Agardh (Dongara, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Bonnemaisoniaceae

Armed asparagusweed Asparogopsis armata Harvey (Perth, Western Australia, to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand and Europe.)
Asparagusweed Asparogopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevisan (Tropical Australia south to Rottnest Island, Western Australia, and to southern Queensland. Also Gulf St Vincent and Spencer Gulf in South Australia, Lord Howe Island, and widespread overseas.)
Beautiful red forkweed Delisea pulchra (Greville) Montagne (Perth, Western Australia, to Ballina, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand and subantarctic islands.)
Plumed forkweed Delisea plumosa Levring (Port Davey to Bicheno, Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Australasian red forkweed Ptilonia australasica Harvey (Robe, South Australia, to Williamstown, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Straggly red forkweed Ptilonia subulifera J. Agardh (Victor Harbor, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Graciliariaceae

Clifton's gracilaria Gracilaria cliftonii Withell, Millar & Kraft (Perth, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Whip-like gracilaria Gracilaria flagelliformis (Sonder) Womersley (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Geographe Bay, Western Australia.)
Variable gracilaria Gracilaria secundata Harvey (Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Newcastle, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Fleshy red curdiea Curdiea angustata (Sonder) Millar (Encounter Bay, South Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Irvin's curdiea Curdiea irvineae J. Agardh (Green Head to Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia.)
Leathery forkweed Melanthalia obtusata J. Agardh (Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Thin leathery forkweed Melanthalia abscissa (Turner) Hooker & Harvey (Wedge Island, South Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Corallinaceae

Flat-branched coralline Amphiroa anceps (Lamarck) Decaisne (Around the Australian mainland and south to Bicheno, Tasmania.)
Twiggy coralline Amphiroa gracilis Harvey (Kalbarri, Western Australia, to Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.)
Tufted coralline Corallina officinalis Linnaeus (Around Australia and Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.)
Rosy coralline Haliptilon roseum (Lamarck) Garbary & Johansen (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Bowen, Queensland, and around Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island and New Zealand.)
Ward's coralline Arthrocardia wardi (Harvey) Areschoug (Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, to Norah Head, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Arrow coralline Cheilosporum sagittatum (Lamouroux) Areschoug (Perth, Western Australia, to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Seagrass coralline Metagoniolithon stelliferum (Lamarck) Weber–van Bosse (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Radiate coralline Metagoniolithon radiatum (Lamarck) Ducker (Dongara, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Ball coralline Jania microarthrodia Lamouroux (Geraldton, Western Australia, to southern New South Wales and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Shore coralline Spongites hyperellus (Foslie) Penrose (Western Port, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Button coralline Synarthrophyton patena (J.D. Hooker & Harvey) Townsend (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand, South Africa and various subantarctic islands.)
Rosette coralline Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell (Kalbarri, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Split coralline Mastophoropsis canaliculata (Harvey) Woelkerling (Encounter Bay, South Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Fan coralline Phymatolithon masonianum Wilks & Woelkerling (Cape Buffon, South Australia, and around Tasmania.)
Large-lobe rhodolith Sporolithon durum (Foslie) Townsend & Woelkerling (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Botany Bay, New South Wales.)

Family Rhodymeniaceae

Red grapeweed Botryocladia sonderi Silva (Dongara, Western Australia, to Waratah Ba, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Cactus grapeweed Coelarthrum opuntia (Endlicher) Borgesen (Northern, western and southern Australia to Walkerville, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Poseidon's fingers Gloiosaccion brownii Harvey (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Jervis Bay, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Iridescent buttonweed Erythrymenia minuta Kylin (Perth, Western Australia, to Portsea, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Frilled red strapweed Hymenocladia usnea (R. Brown ex Turner) J. Agardh (Dongara, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and Kent Group, Tasmania.)
Variable red strapweed Hymenocladia chondricola (Sonder) J. Lewis (Dongara, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Sonder's red forkweed Rhodymenia sonderi Silva (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Coff Harbour, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Tasmanian red forkweed Rhodymenia cuneata Harvey (Port Davey to Musselroe Bay, Tasmania.)
Fringed red forkweed Gloiocladia polycarpa (Harvey) Womersley (Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Western Port, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Champiaceae

Agardh's champia Champia viridis C. Agardh (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Jervis Bay, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Iridescent champia Champia stipitata Huisman (Darwin, NT, to Rottnest Island, Western Australia.)

Family Ceramiaceae

Beautiful ceramium Ceramium excellens J. Agardh (Great Australian Bight, South Australia, to Western Port, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Red seabubbles Griffithsia monilis Harvey (Fremantle, Western Australia, to Redcliff, Queensland, and around Tasmania.)
Tufted red seaweed Ballia callitricha (C. Agardh) Montagne (Nuyts Reef, South Australia, to Green Cape, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand, South America and subantarctic islands.)
Delicate featherweed Euptilota articulata (J. Agardh) Schmitz (Abrolhos Is, Western Australia, to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island.)
Red feltweed Haloplegma preissii (Harvey) Montagne (Around Australia and Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.)
Gunn's stringweed Carpothamnion gunnianum (Harvey) Kützing (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Phillip Island, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Delesseriaceae

Ruffled red seaweed Hemineura frondosa Harvey (Abrolhos Is, Western Australia, to Gabo Island, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Elegant red sea lace Claudea elegans Lamouroux (Fremantle, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Southern red sea lace Martensia australis Harvey (Shark Bay., Western Australia, to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and northern Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island and China.)
Gunn's sea lettuce Myriogramme gunniana (Hooker & Harvey) Kylin (Port Elliot, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania)
Veined sea lettuce Schizoseris hymenema (Zanardini) Womersley (Bruny Island. to Hobart, Tasmania.)
Bombay sea lettuce Schizoseris bombayensis (Borgesen) Womersley (Port Phillip, Victoria, to the southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, and southeastern Tasmania. Also Lord Howe Island and widespread in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.)
Luminous strapweed Sarcomenia delesserioides Sonder (Abrolhos Is, Western Australia, to Western Port, Victoria.)
Red sealeaf Halicnide similans (J. Agardh) J. Agardh (Safety Bay, Western Australia, to Point Hicks, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Dasyaceae

Pink dasya Dasya extensa Sonder ex Kützing (Dongara, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Oak-leaf red alga Thuretia quercifolia Decaisne (Dongara, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)

Family Rhodomelaceae

Feather leafweed Cliftonaea pectinata Harvey (Geraldton, Western Australia to Port Phillip Heads, Victoria.)
Harvey's leafweed Dictyomenia harveyana Sonder (Dongara, Western Australia, to Green Cape, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Lobed leafweed Pollexfenia lobata (Hooker & Harvey) Falkenberg (Abrolhos Is, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Cross-hatched leafweed Lenormandia marginata Hooker & Harvey (Waterloo Bay, South Australia, to Gabo Island, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Spongy leafweed Epiglossum smithiae (Hooker & Harvey) Kützing (Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Green Cape, New South Wales, and south to Bicheno, Tasmania.)
Bushy laurencia Laurencia majuscula (Harvey) Lucas (Around Australian mainland and Tasmania. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.)
Club-branched laurencia Laurencia clavata Sonder (Dongara, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Fern laurencia Laurencia brongniartii J. Agardh (Around mainland Australia. Also widespread overseas.)
Fishbone chondria Chondria incrassata (J. Agardh) Gordon-Mills & Womersley (Elliston, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania)
Twisted red strapweed Osmundaria prolifera Lamouroux (Kalbarri, Western Australia, to Victor Harbor, South Australia.)

Kingdom Plantae

Phylum (Division) Chlorophyta

(Green algae, green seaweeds)

Family Ulvaceae

Ruffled sea lettuce Ulva taeniata (Setchell) Setchell & Gardner (Elliston, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania. Also NZand and USA.)
Southern sea lettuce Ulva australis Areschoug (Whitford Beach, Western Australia, to Terrigal, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Baitweed Ulva compressa Linnaeus (Around Australia. Also widespread overseas.)

Family Cladophoraceae

Mermaid's necklace Chaetomorpha coliformis (Montagne) Kützing (Venus Bay, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand and South America.)
Green tangleweed Chaetomorpha billardierii Kützing (Venus Bay, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand and South America.)
Green brushweed Apjohnia laetevirens Harvey (Green Head, Western Australia, to Collaroy, New South Wales, and northern Tasmania.)
Fereday's filamentweed Cladophora feredayi Harvey (Cottesloe, Western Australia, to Port Jackson, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand and the Mediterranean.)

Family Anadyomenaceae

Green veinweed Struvea plumosa Sonder (Dongara, Western Australia, to Victor Harbor, South Australia.)

Family Valoniaceae

Liverwort seaweed Dictyosphaeria sericea Harvey (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)

Family Codiaceae

Bubble codium Codium ?megalophysum Silva (Busselton, Western Australia. Also South Africa.)
Sea apple Codium pomoides J. Agardh (Esperance, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Encrusting codium Codium dimorphum Svedelius (Eastern Tasmania. Also New Zealand and Chile.)
Green spongeweed Codium spongiosum Harvey (Albany, Western Australia, to Merimbula, New South Wales. Also Lord Howe Island and widespread overseas.)
Wide-forked codium Codium cuneatum Setchell & Gardiner (Tropical Australia south to Jervis Bay, New South Wales. Also widespread overseas.)
Forked codium Codium duthieae Silva (Champion Bay, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and northern Tasmania. Also South Africa.)
Harvey's codium Codium harveyi Silva (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Southern codium Codium australicum Silva (Geographe Bay, Western Australia, to Tuggerah Lakes, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Velvet codium Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot (Port Gawler, South Australia, to Ballina, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.)

Family Udoteaceae

Green necklaceweed Halimeda cuneata Hering (Tropical Australia to Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia. Also southern Africa.)
Neptune's shaving brush Penicillus nodulosus Blainville (Tropical Australia south to Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.)
Neptune's mat Rhipiliopsis peltata (J. Agardh) Gepp & Gepp (Canal Rocks, Western Australia, to Inverloch, Victoria.)
Green seafan Avrainvillea clavatiramea Gepp & Gepp (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Port Phillip, Victoria.)
Bushy seafan Callipsygma wilsonis J. Agardh (Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Port Phillip, Victoria, and south to Musselroe Bay, Tasmania.)

Family Caulerpaceae

Serrated caulerpa Caulerpa scalpelliformis (R. Brown ex Turner) C. Agardh (Whitford Beach, Western Australia, to Jervis Bay, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Sawtooth caulerpa Caulerpa remotifolia Sonder (Gulf St Vincent, South Australia, to Westernport, Victoria, and south to Orford, Tasmania.)
Invasive caulerpa Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh (Tropical Australia south to Montebello Island, Western Australia, and southern Queensland. Also Lord Howe Island, and widespread overseas. Introduced into numerous estuaries in New South Wales and the Adelaide region.)
Elliston caulerpa Caulerpa ellistoni Womersley (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Kangaroo Island, South Australia.)
Fishbone caulerpa Caulerpa distichophylla Sonder (Dongara to Albany, Western Australia.)
Bootstrap caulerpa Caulerpa filiformis (Suringar) Hering (Sydney to Port Stephens (New South Wales). Also South Africa.)
Long-filament caulerpa Caulerpa longifolia C. Agardh (Eucla, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Fine-filament caulerpa Caulerpa longifolia (form crispata) (Harvey) Womersley (Perth, Western Australia, to Waratah Bay, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Three-cornered caulerpa Caulerpa trifaria Harvey (Cottesloe, Western Australia, to Western Port, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Brown's caulerpa Caulerpa brownii (C. Agardh) Endlicher (Perth, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Bushy caulerpa Caulerpa obscura Sonder (Yanchep, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Fern caulerpa Caulerpa flexilis Lamouroux (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Collaroy, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Mueller's fern caulerpa Caulerpa flexilis var. muelleri (Sonder) Womersley (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Waratah Bay, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Hedley's caulerpa Caulerpa hedleyi Weber van Bosse (Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Kangaroo Island, South Australia.)
Bubble caulerpa Caulerpa geminata Harvey (Dongara, Western Australia, to Bowen, Queensland, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Amulet caulerpa Caulerpa hodgkinsoniae J. Agardh (Robe, South Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Cactus caulerpa Caulerpa cactoides (Turner) C. Agardh (Geraldton, Western Australia, to Richmond R, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Tropical caulerpa Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J. Agardh (Tropical Australia south to Albany, Western Australia, and to northern New South Wales. Also Lord Howe Island and widespread overseas.)
Beaded caulerpa Caulerpa vesiculifera Harvey (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Phillip Island, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Pimpled caulerpa Caulerpa papillosa J. Agardh (Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and northern Tasmania.)
Simple-branched caulerpa Caulerpa simpliciuscula (Turner) C. Agardh (Dongara, Western Australia, to Walkerville, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Bryopsidaceae

Tufted bryopsis Bryopsis vestita J. Agardh (Cape Northumberland, South Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)
Feather bryopsis Bryopsis gemellipara J. Agardh (Streaky Bay, South Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)

Family Polyphysaceae

Mermaid's cup Acetabularia calyculus Lamouroux (Tropical Australia south to Adelaide, South Australia, and to Newcastle, New South Wales. Also widespread overseas.)
Green eyeballs Derbesia marina (Lyngbye) Solier (Scott Bay, South Australia, to Sorrento, Victoria, and southeastern Tasmania. Also widespread overseas.)

Phylum Magnoliophyta

(Angiosperms)

Family Hydrocharitaceae

Southern paddlegrass Halophila australis Doty & Stone (Dongara, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.)
Oval paddlegrass Halophila ovalis (R. Brown) J.D. Hooker (Tropical Australia south to Cowaramup Bay, Western Australia, and to Twofold Bay, New South Wales, Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.)
Delicate paddlegrass Halophila decipiens Ostenfeld (Tropical Australia south to Albany, Western Australia, and to Mallacoota, Victoria. Also widespread in the Indo-West Pacific region.)

Family Potamogetonaceae

Swangrass Ruppia megacarpa Mason (Peel Inlet, Western Australia, to Jervis Bay, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)

Family Posidoniaceae

Southern strapweed Posidonia australis Hooker (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, and along the northern coast of Tasmania.)
Fibrous strapweed Posidonia angustifolia Cambridge & Kuo (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Port MacDonnell, South Australia, and northern Tasmania.)
Smooth strapweed Posidonia sinuosa Cambridge & Kuo (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Kingston, South Australia.)
Den Hartog's strapweed Posidonia denhartogii Kuo & Cambridge (Perth, Western Australia, to Backstairs Passage, South Australia.)
Thin-leafed strapweed Posidonia coriacea Cambridge & Kuo (Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Backstairs Passage, South Australia.)
Robertson's strapweed Posidonia robertsonae Kuo & Cambridge (Cape Leeuwin to Israelite Bay, Western Australia.)

Family Cymodoceaceae

Tubular seagrass Syringodium isoetifolium (Ascherson) Dandy (Tropical Australia south to Garden Island, Western Australia, and to Moreton Bay, Queensland. Also widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.)
Reef seagrass Thalassodendron pachyrhizum den Hartog (Geraldton to Bremer Bay, Western Australia.)
Sea nymph, wireweed Amphibolis antarctica (Labillardière) Sonder & Ascherson ex Ascherson (Carnarvon, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and south to Maria Island, Tasmania.)
Griffith's sea nymph Amphibolis griffithii (J. Black) den Hartog (Champion Bay, Western Australia, to Victor Harbor, South Australia.)

Family Zosteraceae

Tasmanian eelgrass Heterozostera tasmanica (Martens ex Ascherson) den Hartog (Younghusband Peninsula, South Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and around Tasmania.)
Black-stemmed eelgrass Heterozostera nigricaulis Kuo (Dongara, Western Australia, to Port Stephens (New South Wales), and around Tasmania.)
Mueller's eelgrass Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson (Perth, Western Australia, to southern Queensland and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.)

Mangroves

Grey mangrove Avicennia marina (Forsskål) Vierhapper (Around mainland Australia. Also Lord Howe Island.)
River mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum (Linnaeus) Blanco (Tropical Australia south to Shark Bay, Western Australia, and to Merimbula, New South Wales. Also Lord Howe Island.)

Saltmarsh plants

Beaded glasswort Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Bunge ex Ungern-Sternberg) A.J. Scott (Around the Australian mainland and Tasmania.)

Geographical location of places listed in the range statements

Abrolhos Island
Adelaide South Australia. 34°55′44″S 138°36′3″E / 34.92889°S 138.60083°E / -34.92889; 138.60083
Albany, Western Australia 35°01′22″S 117°52′53″E / 35.0228°S 117.8814°E / -35.0228; 117.8814
Apollo Bay, Victoria 38°45′S 143°39′E / 38.750°S 143.650°E / -38.750; 143.650
Arrawarra, New South Wales 30°03′29″S 153°12′24″E / 30.05812°S 153.20680°E / -30.05812; 153.20680
Augusta, Western Australia 34°18′43″S 115°09′32″E / 34.312°S 115.159°E / -34.312; 115.159
Backstairs Passage, South Australia 35°41′27″S 138°04′07″E / 35.6908°S 138.0686°E / -35.6908; 138.0686
Ballina, New South Wales 28°50′0″S 153°32′0″E / 28.83333°S 153.53333°E / -28.83333; 153.53333
Bermagui, New South Wales36°25′00″S 150°04′00″E / 36.41667°S 150.06667°E / -36.41667; 150.06667
Bicheno, Tasmania 41°52′S 148°17′E / 41.867°S 148.283°E / -41.867; 148.283
Botany Bay, New South Wales 33°59′52″S 151°13′58″E / 33.99778°S 151.23278°E / -33.99778; 151.23278
Bowen, Queensland20°01′S 148°14′E / 20.017°S 148.233°E / -20.017; 148.233
Bremer Bay, Western Australia34°23′38″S 119°22′34″E / 34.394°S 119.376°E / -34.394; 119.376
Bruny Island, Tasmania43°22′S 147°17′E / 43.367°S 147.283°E / -43.367; 147.283
Busselton, Western Australia33°38′52″S 115°20′45″E / 33.64778°S 115.34583°E / -33.64778; 115.34583
Calliope River, Queensland 23°50′S 151°13′E / 23.833°S 151.217°E / -23.833; 151.217
Caloundra, Queensland 26°48′S 153°08′E / 26.800°S 153.133°E / -26.800; 153.133
Canal Rocks, Western Australia33°40′05″S 114°59′38″E / 33.66803°S 114.99387°E / -33.66803; 114.99387
Cape Buffon, South Australia 37°33′55″S 140°6′28″E / 37.56528°S 140.10778°E / -37.56528; 140.10778
Cape Jaffa, South Australia36°57′28″S 139°40′12″E / 36.95784°S 139.67009°E / -36.95784; 139.67009
Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia 34°22′27″S 115°08′09″E / 34.37417°S 115.13583°E / -34.37417; 115.13583
Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia 33°31′53″S 115°0′16″E / 33.53139°S 115.00444°E / -33.53139; 115.00444
Cape Northumberland, South Australia 38°3′39″S 140°39′45″E / 38.06083°S 140.66250°E / -38.06083; 140.66250
Cape Otway, Victoria 38°51′S 143°31′E / 38.850°S 143.517°E / -38.850; 143.517
Cape Riche, Western Australia 34°36′29″S 118°45′00″E / 34.608°S 118.750°E / -34.608; 118.750
Cape Woolamai, Victoria 38°31′34″S 145°20′13″E / 38.52611°S 145.33694°E / -38.52611; 145.33694
Carnarvon, Western Australia24°53′02″S 113°39′40″E / 24.884°S 113.661°E / -24.884; 113.661
Ceduna, South Australia 32°07′S 133°40′E / 32.117°S 133.667°E / -32.117; 133.667
Champion Bay, Western Australia 28°45′S 114°36′E / 28.750°S 114.600°E / -28.750; 114.600
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales30°18′08″S 153°07′08″E / 30.30228°S 153.118896°E / -30.30228; 153.118896
Coles Bay, Tasmania 42°07′00″S 148°17′00″E / 42.11667°S 148.28333°E / -42.11667; 148.28333
Collaroy, New South Wales33°43′48″S 151°18′00″E / 33.730°S 151.300°E / -33.730; 151.300
Cottesloe, Western Australia31°59′35″S 115°45′25″E / 31.993°S 115.757°E / -31.993; 115.757
Cowaramup, Western Australia33°51′S 115°07′E / 33.85°S 115.11°E / -33.85; 115.11
Crookhaven Heads, New South Wales 34°53′57″S 150°46′13″E / 34.89917°S 150.77028°E / -34.89917; 150.77028
Dampier, Western Australia 20°40′S 116°43′E / 20.66°S 116.71°E / -20.66; 116.71
Darwin, Northern Territory12°27′0″S 130°50′0″E / 12.45000°S 130.83333°E / -12.45000; 130.83333
D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Tasmania43°13′S 147°17′E / 43.217°S 147.283°E / -43.217; 147.283
Dongara, Western Australia29°15′S 114°56′E / 29.25°S 114.93°E / -29.25; 114.93
Dunalley, Tasmania 42°53′00″S 147°48′00″E / 42.88333°S 147.80000°E / -42.88333; 147.80000
Eden, New South Wales37°04′0″S 149°54′0″E / 37.06667°S 149.90000°E / -37.06667; 149.90000
Elliston, South Australia33°39′0″S 134°53′0″E / 33.65000°S 134.88333°E / -33.65000; 134.88333
Encounter Bay, South Australia 35°35′S 138°44′E / 35.583°S 138.733°E / -35.583; 138.733
The Entrance, New South Wales 33°20′50″S 151°29′46″E / 33.34722°S 151.49611°E / -33.34722; 151.49611
Esperance, Western Australia33°51′40″S 121°53′31″E / 33.861°S 121.892°E / -33.861; 121.892
Eucla, Western Australia31°40′30″S 128°52′59″E / 31.675°S 128.883°E / -31.675; 128.883
Fishery Bay, South Australia 34°54′54″S 135°41′7″E / 34.91500°S 135.68528°E / -34.91500; 135.68528
Flinders Island, Tasmania40°00′S 148°07′E / 40.000°S 148.117°E / -40.000; 148.117
Flinders, Victoria38°28′26″S 145°01′19″E / 38.474°S 145.022°E / -38.474; 145.022
Fremantle Western Australia. 32°03′25″S 115°44′38″E / 32.05694°S 115.74389°E / -32.05694; 115.74389
Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania 42°12′36″S 148°18′19″E / 42.21°S 148.305278°E / -42.21; 148.305278
Gabo Island, Victoria 37°33′33″S 149°54′41″E / 37.559067°S 149.911375°E / -37.559067; 149.911375
Garden Island, Western Australia32°11′36″S 115°40′16″E / 32.19333°S 115.67111°E / -32.19333; 115.67111
Geographe Bay, Western Australia33°35′S 115°15′E / 33.583°S 115.250°E / -33.583; 115.250
George Town, Tasmania 41°06′00″S 146°49′00″E / 41.10000°S 146.81667°E / -41.10000; 146.81667
Geraldton, Western Australia28°46′45″S 114°36′52″E / 28.77917°S 114.61444°E / -28.77917; 114.61444
Great Australian Bight, South Australia 33°S 130°E / 33°S 130°E / -33; 130
Green Cape, New South Wales 37°15′29″S 150°02′46″E / 37.258°S 150.046°E / -37.258; 150.046
Green Head, Western Australia 30°03′S 114°58′E / 30.050°S 114.967°E / -30.050; 114.967
Gulf St Vincent South Australia 35°S 138°E / 35°S 138°E / -35; 138
Hamelin Bay, Western Australia 34°13′52″S 115°02′49″E / 34.231°S 115.047°E / -34.231; 115.047
Heron Island, Queensland 23°26′31.20″S 151°54′50.40″E / 23.4420000°S 151.9140000°E / -23.4420000; 151.9140000
Hobart, Tasmania 42°52′50″S 147°19′30″E / 42.88056°S 147.32500°E / -42.88056; 147.32500
Hogan Island, Tasmania 39°13′17″S 146°59′9″E / 39.22139°S 146.98583°E / -39.22139; 146.98583
Houtman Abrolhos 28°43′S 113°47′E / 28.717°S 113.783°E / -28.717; 113.783
Inverloch, Victoria 38°38′00″S 145°47′14″E / 38.6334°S 145.7872°E / -38.6334; 145.7872
Jervis Bay, New South Wales 35°7′11″S 150°43′57″E / 35.11972°S 150.73250°E / -35.11972; 150.73250
Kalbarri, Western Australia 27°43′S 114°10′E / 27.71°S 114.16°E / -27.71; 114.16
Kangaroo Island, South Australia 35°50′S 137°15′E / 35.833°S 137.250°E / -35.833; 137.250
Kent Group, Tasmania 39°28′0″S 147°18′30″E / 39.46667°S 147.30833°E / -39.46667; 147.30833
Keppel Bay, Queensland 39°28′0″S 147°18′30″E / 39.46667°S 147.30833°E / -39.46667; 147.30833
King Island, Tasmania 39°52′S 143°59′E / 39.867°S 143.983°E / -39.867; 143.983
Kingston, South Australia 36°49′S 139°51′E / 36.817°S 139.850°E / -36.817; 139.850
Lake Conjola, New South Wales 35°16′00″S 150°29′00″E / 35.26667°S 150.48333°E / -35.26667; 150.48333
Lake Macquarie, New South Wales 33°05′S 151°35′E / 33.083°S 151.583°E / -33.083; 151.583
Lord Howe Island 31°33′S 159°05′E / 31.550°S 159.083°E / -31.550; 159.083
Mallacoota, Victoria 37°33′S 149°45′E / 37.550°S 149.750°E / -37.550; 149.750
Mallacoota Point, Victoria 37°34′24″S 149°45′56″E / 37.57333°S 149.76556°E / -37.57333; 149.76556
Mandurah, Western Australia 32°31′44″S 115°43′23″E / 32.52889°S 115.72306°E / -32.52889; 115.72306
Maria Island, Tasmania42°38′S 148°05′E / 42.633°S 148.083°E / -42.633; 148.083
Marion Bay, Tasmania42°47′49″S 147°55′23″E / 42.797°S 147.923°E / -42.797; 147.923
Merimbula, New South Wales 36°53′53″S 149°54′4″E / 36.89806°S 149.90111°E / -36.89806; 149.90111
Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia 20°25′S 115°32′E / 20.417°S 115.533°E / -20.417; 115.533
Moreton Bay, Queensland27°15′S 153°15′E / 27.250°S 153.250°E / -27.250; 153.250
Musselroe Bay, Tasmania 40°49′37″S 148°9′16″E / 40.82694°S 148.15444°E / -40.82694; 148.15444
Narooma, New South Wales 36°12′00″S 150°08′00″E / 36.20000°S 150.13333°E / -36.20000; 150.13333
Newcastle, New South Wales 32°55′S 151°45′E / 32.917°S 151.750°E / -32.917; 151.750
Nickol Bay, Western Australia 20°38′10″S 116°52′58″E / 20.63610°S 116.88274°E / -20.63610; 116.88274
Norah Head, New South Wales 33°16′53″S 151°34′43″E / 33.28139°S 151.57861°E / -33.28139; 151.57861
Noosa, Queensland 26°23′19″S 153°02′05.3″E / 26.38861°S 153.034806°E / -26.38861; 153.034806
Norfolk Island 29°02′S 167°57′E / 29.03°S 167.95°E / -29.03; 167.95
Nowra, New South Wales 34°53′00″S 150°36′00″E / 34.88333°S 150.60000°E / -34.88333; 150.60000
Nuyts Reef, South Australia 32°7′2″S 132°8′59″E / 32.11722°S 132.14972°E / -32.11722; 132.14972
Orford, Tasmania 42°33′00″S 147°52′00″E / 42.55000°S 147.86667°E / -42.55000; 147.86667
Pearson Island, South Australia33°45′00″S 134°30′00″E / 33.75000°S 134.50000°E / -33.75000; 134.50000
Peel Inlet, Western Australia 32°37′S 115°39′E / 32.617°S 115.650°E / -32.617; 115.650
Perth, Western Australia31°57′8″S 115°51′32″E / 31.95222°S 115.85889°E / -31.95222; 115.85889
Phillip Island, Victoria 38°29′S 145°14′E / 38.483°S 145.233°E / -38.483; 145.233
Point Hicks, Victoria 37°48′11″S 149°16′32″E / 37.80306°S 149.27556°E / -37.80306; 149.27556
Point Lonsdale, Victoria 38°17′S 144°36′E / 38.283°S 144.600°E / -38.283; 144.600
Point Roadnight, Victoria (Point Roadknight? 38°25′43″S 144°11′7″E / 38.42861°S 144.18528°E / -38.42861; 144.18528)
Point Sinclair, South Australia 32°06′16″S 132°58′47″E / 32.10456°S 132.97978°E / -32.10456; 132.97978
Point Westall, South Australia
Port Davey, Tasmania 43°20′S 145°56′E / 43.33°S 145.94°E / -43.33; 145.94
Port Elliott, South Australia (Port Elliot, South Australia? 35°31′0″S 138°40′0″E / 35.51667°S 138.66667°E / -35.51667; 138.66667)
Port Gawler, South Australia 34°37′59″S 138°29′38″E / 34.633°S 138.494°E / -34.633; 138.494
Port Gregory, Western Australia 28°11′00″S 114°15′00″E / 28.18333°S 114.25000°E / -28.18333; 114.25000
Port Jackson, New South Wales 33°51′30″S 151°14′00″E / 33.85833°S 151.23333°E / -33.85833; 151.23333
Port MacDonnell, South Australia 38°03′0″S 140°41′0″E / 38.05000°S 140.68333°E / -38.05000; 140.68333
Port Macquarie, New South Wales 31°26′0″S 152°54′0″E / 31.43333°S 152.90000°E / -31.43333; 152.90000
Port Noarlunga, South Australia 35°09′S 138°28′E / 35.150°S 138.467°E / -35.150; 138.467
Port Phillip Bay, Victoria 38°09′S 144°52′E / 38.150°S 144.867°E / -38.150; 144.867
Port Phillip Heads, Victoria 38°16′45″S 144°42′55″E / 38.27917°S 144.71528°E / -38.27917; 144.71528
Port Phillip, Victoria. 38°09′S 144°52′E / 38.150°S 144.867°E / -38.150; 144.867
Port River, South Australia 34°45′S 138°30′E / 34.750°S 138.500°E / -34.750; 138.500
Port Sinclair, South Australia (Point Sinclair? q.v.)
Port Stanvac, South Australia 35°06′35″S 138°28′10″E / 35.1097°S 138.4694°E / -35.1097; 138.4694
Port Stephens (New South Wales) 32°41′57″S 152°7′26″E / 32.69917°S 152.12389°E / -32.69917; 152.12389
Port Willunga, South Australia 35°15′58″S 138°27′54″E / 35.266°S 138.465°E / -35.266; 138.465
Portland, Victoria 38°20′S 141°36′E / 38.333°S 141.600°E / -38.333; 141.600
Portsea, Victoria| 38°19′12″S 144°42′47″E / 38.320°S 144.713°E / -38.320; 144.713
Queenscliff, Victoria 38°16′S 144°39′E / 38.267°S 144.650°E / -38.267; 144.650
Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia 33°55′S 121°53′E / 33.917°S 121.883°E / -33.917; 121.883
Recherche Bay, Tasmania 43°32′S 146°54′E / 43.533°S 146.900°E / -43.533; 146.900
Redcliff, Queensland(Redcliffe? 27°13′33″S 153°06′23″E / 27.2258°S 153.1063°E / -27.2258; 153.1063 )
Richmond River, New South Wales 28°53′S 153°35′E / 28.883°S 153.583°E / -28.883; 153.583
Robe, South Australia37°09′S 139°45′E / 37.150°S 139.750°E / -37.150; 139.750
Rockingham, Western Australia32°16′52″S 115°43′37″E / 32.281°S 115.727°E / -32.281; 115.727
Rottnest Island, Western Australia32°00′07″S 115°31′01″E / 32.002°S 115.517°E / -32.002; 115.517
Safety Bay, Western Australia 32°18′14″S 115°43′16″E / 32.304°S 115.721°E / -32.304; 115.721
San Remo, Victoria 38°31′0″S 145°22′0″E / 38.51667°S 145.36667°E / -38.51667; 145.36667
Scott Bay, South Australia
Shark Bay, Western Australia. 25°30′S 113°30′E / 25.500°S 113.500°E / -25.500; 113.500
Shellharbour, New South Wales34°35′S 150°52′E / 34.583°S 150.867°E / -34.583; 150.867
Sleaford Bay, South Australia 34°53′46″S 135°46′31″E / 34.89611°S 135.77528°E / -34.89611; 135.77528
Sorrento, Victoria 38°20′20″S 144°44′27″E / 38.33889°S 144.74083°E / -38.33889; 144.74083
Southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
Spencer Gulf, South Australia 34°25′S 136°45′E / 34.417°S 136.750°E / -34.417; 136.750
Spring Bay, Tasmania 42°31′47″S 147°55′02″E / 42.52975°S 147.91722°E / -42.52975; 147.91722
Stradbroke Island, Queensland 27°31′58″S 153°27′35.44″E / 27.53278°S 153.4598444°E / -27.53278; 153.4598444
Streaky Bay, South Australia32°47′50″S 134°12′40″E / 32.79722°S 134.21111°E / -32.79722; 134.21111
Sydney, New South Wales 33°51′35.9″S 151°12′40″E / 33.859972°S 151.21111°E / -33.859972; 151.21111
Tathra, New South Wales36°44′00″S 149°58′00″E / 36.73333°S 149.96667°E / -36.73333; 149.96667
Terrigal, New South Wales33°26′53″S 151°26′40″E / 33.448011°S 151.444461°E / -33.448011; 151.444461
Tuggerah Lakes, New South Wales 33°17′58″S 151°30′4″E / 33.29944°S 151.50111°E / -33.29944; 151.50111
Twofold Bay, New South Wales 37°04′S 149°54′E / 37.067°S 149.900°E / -37.067; 149.900
Ulladulla, New South Wales 35°20′55″S 150°28′4″E / 35.34861°S 150.46778°E / -35.34861; 150.46778
Venus Bay, South Australia 33°13′0″S 134°40′0″E / 33.21667°S 134.66667°E / -33.21667; 134.66667
Victor Harbor, South Australia 35°33′0″S 138°37′0″E / 35.55000°S 138.61667°E / -35.55000; 138.61667
Walkerville, Victoria 38°51′00″S 145°59′00″E / 38.85000°S 145.98333°E / -38.85000; 145.98333
Walpole, Western Australia 34°59′S 116°42′E / 34.98°S 116.7°E / -34.98; 116.7
Waratah Bay, Victoria 38°52′0″S 146°00′00″E / 38.86667°S 146.00000°E / -38.86667; 146.00000
Warrnambool, Victoria 38°23′S 142°29′E / 38.38°S 142.48°E / -38.38; 142.48
Waterhouse Point, Tasmania 40°49′15″S 147°40′11″E / 40.82087°S 147.66960°E / -40.82087; 147.66960
Waterloo Bay, South Australia 33°39′0″S 134°53′0″E / 33.65000°S 134.88333°E / -33.65000; 134.88333
Wedge Island, South Australia 35°09′19″S 136°27′54″E / 35.1554°S 136.4649°E / -35.1554; 136.4649
West Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia 35°53′26″S 136°32′26″E / 35.89056°S 136.54056°E / -35.89056; 136.54056
West Island, South Australia 35°36′30″S 138°35′30″E / 35.60833°S 138.59167°E / -35.60833; 138.59167
Western Port, Victoria 38°22′S 145°20′E / 38.367°S 145.333°E / -38.367; 145.333
Whitsunday Group, Queensland 20°18′S 148°56′E / 20.300°S 148.933°E / -20.300; 148.933
Whitford Beach, Western Australia 31°47′42″S 115°43′55″E / 31.79500°S 115.73194°E / -31.79500; 115.73194
Williamstown, Victoria37°51′40″S 144°53′06″E / 37.861°S 144.885°E / -37.861; 144.885
Wilsons Promontory, Victoria 39°02′S 146°23′E / 39.033°S 146.383°E / -39.033; 146.383
Wollongong, New South Wales34°25′59″S 150°52′59″E / 34.43306°S 150.88306°E / -34.43306; 150.88306
Wynyard, Tasmania41°00′00″S 145°43′00″E / 41.00000°S 145.71667°E / -41.00000; 145.71667
Yallingup, Western Australia 33°38′S 115°02′E / 33.64°S 115.03°E / -33.64; 115.03
Yanchep, Western Australia31°33′00″S 115°38′02″E / 31.55°S 115.634°E / -31.55; 115.634
Yorke Peninsula, South Australia 34°40′S 137°40′E / 34.667°S 137.667°E / -34.667; 137.667
Younghusband Peninsula, South Australia 36°00′00″S 139°30′00″E / 36.00000°S 139.50000°E / -36.00000; 139.50000