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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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Caulerpa taxifolia  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Tanzania 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/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry, 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

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

; profondeur 0 - 30 m (Ref. 80758).   Tropical

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans and the Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Description synthétique Morphologie

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).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. 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).

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

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

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless (Ref. 80758)

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial
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Œufs
Développement de l'œuf
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Sources Internet

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | AlgaeBase | Arbre de Vie | Wikipedia (Go, chercher) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

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