Swollen yellow-brown, finger-like bladders, filled with thick, clear slimy mucilage, turgid when wet and becoming withered and wrinkled when dry. The main stipe is swollen with many similarly shaped side branches which are constricted at their point of origin and rounded at the tips. The holdfast is a small disc from which several stipes may arise. The texture is turgid and firm becoming leathery with age.
Up to 20 cm high, usually shorter.
Occurs on rocks exposed at low tide, where its mucus protects it against desiccation.
Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa (1994, 2016)
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