| Family: |
Caulerpaceae () |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 79 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans. |
| Diagnosis: |
Thallus consists of a horizontal branched stolon and erect shortly stipitate blades, 4 to 10 times longer than broad. Apices of blades slightly rounded, emarginate, rarely truncate; the margins often finely to coarsely dentate in their entire length or limited to some parts of the blade; blade unbranched or branched, branching occurs near the base of the blades. Thalli attached to sandy-muddy substrate by a rhizoidal holdfast. Erect blades up to 3 cm in height (Ref. 80758). |
| Biology: |
Used for human consumption as food and medicine: antifungal, lowers blood pressure (Ref. 80758). Grows on sand flats or on sandy bottoms with coral rocks, or in tide pools at the open coast (Ref. 80758). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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