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 (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