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Seaweed habitats

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Seaweed habitats

The bladder kelp, pictured here, offers food and shelter to many marine animals, including these little triplefin fish.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Seaweed – What is seaweed?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4586/seaweed-habitats (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 2 March 2009.