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Caulerpa taxifolia   (M. Vahl) C. Agardh

Green sea palm

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Kenya country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.recoscix.org/openscrn.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Yeo, D.C.J. and P.K.L. Ng, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Green sea palm, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Bryopsidales () > Caulerpaceae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 30 m (Ref. 80758).   Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans and the Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morfologia

Characterized by the usually unbranched, narrow, feather-like erect branches. The pinnately arranged pinnules (ramuli) are distinctly flattened and sickle-shaped. Erect branches up to 5 cm in height (Ref. 80758).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Used as food and medicine: antifungal, to lower blood pressure (Ref. 80758). Inhabits soft to hard, sandy or rocky substrate in calm to moderately exposed habitats. Abundant in quiet waters or in tide pools. Plants of sheltered shores and in shallow water grow on sand, mud, or rocks; sometimes found in moderately exposed situations and dredged to a depth of 30 m on sand and gravel (Ref. 80758).

Main reference Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry. 2009. (Ref. 80701)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless (Ref. 80758)

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale
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Strumenti

E-book | Giuda pratica

Informazioni ulteriori

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Fonti Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | AlgaeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, ricerca) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.3 - 29.2, mean 27.8 (based on 5331 cells).