Iridescent fan algae (Distromium flabellatum), a flattened dark brown alga that sometimes possesses an iridescent sheen.

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It occurs commonly in sheltered situations along the exposed coast, in temperate and tropical waters.

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Location: Pig Island, Illawarra region, New South Wales, Australia
Photo credit: © Becca Saunders / Auscape / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: alga, algae, auscape, australia, australian, becca, brown, coastal, dictyotaceae, dictyotales, iridescence, kelp, life, marine, nsw, ocean, pacific, plant, saunders, sea, tropical, underwater