Ecology Summary - Caulerpa racemosa

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Ecology of Caulerpa racemosa

Main Ref.	Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001
Remarks	Commonly encountered in lower intertidal and upper subtidal areas protected from strong wave action and current on sandy-muddy to rocky-coralline substrates (Ref. 80758); a dominant feature of clean sandy bottom in the subtidal zone away from freshwater influence, such as at Kaba Peninsula, Fiji (Ref. 82232).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Caulerpa racemosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; rock; sea grass; Corals: hard corals; vegetation ( roots/holdfast, );
Special habitats Ref.	Norris, J.N. and K.E. Bucher, 1982

Associations

Ref.	Pickering, T. and S. Mario, 1999
Associations	epiphytic;
Associated with	Hypnesa pannosa
Association remarks	The subtidal area of Kaba Peninsula, Fiji, down to 1.5 m depth was dominated by turtlegrass and extensive beds of the edible green seaweed Caulerpa racemosa (nama). The horizontal stolons of Caulerpa plants were a conspicuous feature of the seabed, and other seaweeds (mainly Hypnea pannosa) were often found attached or tangled with them (Ref. 82332).
Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
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