Caulerpa brachypus Harvey
Sea mustard
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Family:  Caulerpaceae ()
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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).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from Pangasinan, Siquijor, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Zamboanga, Basilan and Sulu (Ref. 83758). C: Refs. 80701, 80982, 83758, 115841, 121724.

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