Durvillaea chathamensis

Durvillaea chathamensis is a large, robust species of southern bull kelp endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand.^[1]

Durvillaea chathamensis
Durvillaeae chathamensis at Wharekauri Beach, Chatham Island
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Fucales
Family:	Durvillaeaceae
Genus:	Durvillaea
Species:	D. chathamensis
Binomial name
Durvillaea chathamensis C.H.Hay, 1979

Distribution

Durvillaea chathamensis is endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand.^[1][2][3]

Moriori culture

D. chathamensis was also used to create semi-submerged dingies called waka kōrari by Moriori.^[4]