Summary ⁷

Durvillaea antarctica, commonly known as cochayuyo, is a large, robust bull kelp species and the dominant seaweed in southern New Zealand and Chile. D. antarctica has a circumpolar distribution between the latitudes of 29°S (in Chile) and 55°S (on Macquarie Island). It is found on exposed shores, especially in the northern parts of its range, and attaches itself with a strong holdfast. D. antarctica, an alga, does not have air bladders, but floats due to a...

Durvillaea antarctica: brief summary ⁸

El cochayuyo, cachiyuyo, cochaguasca, cochahuasca,​ o coyofe (Durvillaea antarctica), es un alga parda​ comestible rica en yodo que habita en la costa de los mares subantárticos, en Chile, Nueva Zelanda y el océano Atlántico Sur.

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