Portions of the frond - Specimen details

Portions of the frond - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 38785

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Plant Name NONE Durvillea utilis Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Portions of the frond Vernacular Name
Iso Country Not defined TDWG Region Not defined
Parts Held Portions of the frond Geography Description Southern Ocean
Uses Portions of the frondUse: MATERIALS User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS
Storage Bottles etc, outsize Related Items
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Notes: Label source: A huge seaweed, 700ft long found abundantly in the Southern Ocean, attached to rocks and frequently serving as a buoy to warn off vessels and as a natural breakwater to moderate the fury of the waves; it forms also a fish preserve to the na, tives; myriads of fish as well as of Crustaceae and Mollusca, taking refuge amongst its fronds.

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