Family: |
Caulerpaceae () |
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Environment: |
sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 5 m |
Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. |
Diagnosis: |
Stolon creeping and terete with few, short, descending branches having branched rhizoids at the ends; ascending branches many, flat or compressed, twisted, once to several times dichotomously or irregularly branched; branches regularly with serrate margins, to 30 mm long, 3 mm broad, supported by terete stalks, 3-7 mm long. |
Biology: |
Associated with coral reefs (Ref. 113519). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
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