Appearance and lifestyle:
Spined kelp (Ecklonia radiata) is the smallest species of kelp in South Africa, rarely growing over one metre tall. The stipe is short and solid with no gas pockets, and its fronts are oddly shaped and covered with spines.
Habitat:
Spined kelp is the smallest species of kelp in South Africa, rarely growing over one metre tall. It is the only South African kelp not found on the West Coast, instead living in rocky pools of the Southern Coast from Cape Point to KwaZulu-Natal.
Diet:
Kelp is a plant and does not have a diet the same way animals do, kelp receives its nutrients through photosynthesis.
Threats:
Storm damage, global warming, pollution etc.