Ecklonia radiata, commonly known as spiny kelp or leather kelp, is a species of kelp found in the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Islands, Madagascar, Mauritania, Senegal, South Africa, Oman, southern Australia, Lord Howe Island, and New Zealand.[3][4]

Ecklonia radiata
Barangaroo, Australia
Scientific classification
Clade:	SAR
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Laminariales
Family:	Lessoniaceae
Genus:	Ecklonia
Species:	E. radiata
Binomial name
Ecklonia radiata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh[1]
Synonyms[2]
Capea biruncinata var. denuda Sonder, 1846 Capea biruncinata var. elongata Sonder, 1846 Capea radiata (C.Agardh) Endlicher, 1843 Fucus radiatus Turner, 1808 Laminaria flabelliformis A.Richard, 1832 Laminaria radiata C.Agardh, 1817

Ecklonia radiata grows in kelp beds on reefs and where sheltered can form dense 'forests'.[5][4] It can be found in the low intertidal zone to depths of approximately 25m and rarely exceeds a body length of 1 m.[4]

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