Biology:Caulerpa ellistoniae
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Short description: Species of seaweed
| Caulerpa ellistoniae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Caulerpaceae |
| Genus: | Caulerpa |
| Species: | C. ellistoniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Caulerpa ellistoniae Womersley
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Caulerpa ellistoniae is a species of seaweed in the family Caulerpaceae.[1]
The seaweed has a robust stolon with a diameter of approximately 2 to 4 millimetres (0.08 to 0.16 in). The dark green fronds are erect and branch many times with a length of 10 to 25 centimetres (3.9 to 9.8 in).[1]
It is found along the coast in the South West region of Western Australia spreading north as far as Perth usually in deeper water.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Caulerpa ellistoniae". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/26561.
Wikidata ☰ Q41804875 entry
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