Caulerpa webbiana

Caulerpa webbiana
Caulerpa webbiana f. tomentella
Caulerpa webbiana f. tomentella
Scientific classification
(unranked):Viridiplantae
Class:Ulvophyceae
Order:Bryopsidales
Family:Caulerpaceae
Genus:Caulerpa
Species: C. webbiana
Binomial name
Caulerpa webbiana

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

The seaweed has a bright green thallus that spreads outward to around 12 centimetres (4.7 in) forming dense clumps.[1]

The species is found in warmer waters in sediment or in coral reefs. In Western Australia, it is found along the coast in the Kimberley region extending south to the Houtman Abrolhos.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Caulerpa webbiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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