Caulerpa sertularioides

Caulerpa sertularioides
Caulerpa sertularioides from Kewalo, Hawaii
Caulerpa sertularioides from Kewalo, Hawaii
Scientific classification
(unranked):Viridiplantae
Class:Ulvophyceae
Order:Bryopsidales
Family:Caulerpaceae
Genus:Caulerpa
Species: C. sertularioides
Binomial name
Caulerpa sertularioides

Caulerpa sertularioides is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family.[1]

The seaweed has a pale to dark-green thallus that typically grows to outward to around 35 centimetres (13.8 in).[1]

The species is found widely through tropical waters. In Western Australia, it is found along the coast in the Kimberley region extending south to the Gascoyne.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Caulerpa sertularioides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Green Feather Algae (Caulerpa sertularioides), A pretty algae species loved by green sea turtles and sea slugs in the shallow waters around Munyon Island.
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