Corallina hombronii


Corallina hombronii is a calcareous red seaweed, found in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Camille Montagne in 1845 as Jania hombronii, based on a type specimen collected from the Auckland Islands. The species was transferred to the genus Corallina in 1849 by Friedrich Traugott Kützing. In 2025, Corallina chamberlainiae was synonymised with Corallina hombronii.

Distribution

The species is known to occur in New Zealand, Chile, the Falkland Islands and Tristan da Cunha.