Caulerpa delicatula is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family.[1]
Caulerpa delicatula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Clade: | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | UTC clade |
Order: | Bryopsidales |
Family: | Caulerpaceae |
Genus: | Caulerpa |
Species: | C. delicatula
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Binomial name | |
Caulerpa delicatula |
The seaweed is light green at the base becoming a darker green distally. The thallus spreads outward to about 10 centimetres (3.9 in).
It is found along the coast in a large area extending from around the Abrolhos Islands in the Mid West, north through the Gascoyne and into the Pilbara region of Western Australia.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Caulerpa delicatula". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.