Caulerpa cylindracea

Caulerpa cylindracea is a species of seaweed (green algae) in the Caulerpaceae family.[1]

Caulerpa cylindracea
Scientific classification
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Caulerpaceae
Genus: Caulerpa
Species:
C. cylindracea
Binomial name
Caulerpa cylindracea
Synonyms
  • Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque, 2003

It is native to the Australian coast in a large area extending from around Perth north into the Mid West and Pilbara to the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Caulerpa cylindracea was unintentionally introduced to the Mediterranean in the early 1990s, where it has spread extensively and is considered an invasive species.[2] It is also considered invasive in South Australia where it can overgrow and out-compete native species.[3]

References
  1. "Caulerpa cylindracea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. Montefalcone, Monica; Morri, Carla; Parravicini, Valeriano; Bianchi, Carlo Nike (26 May 2015). "A tale of two invaders: divergent spreading kinetics of the alien green algae Caulerpa taxifolia and Caulerpa cylindracea". Biological Invasions. 17 (9): 2717–2728. doi:10.1007/s10530-015-0908-1.
  3. Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia (2017-05-30). "Search aquatic pest species". pir.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
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