Biology:Caulerpa obscura

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Short description: Species of seaweed

Caulerpa obscura
Caulerpa obscura Sonder (AM AK338906).jpg
C. obscura herbarium specimen
Scientific classification edit
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Caulerpaceae
Genus: Caulerpa
Species:
C. obscura
Binomial name
Caulerpa obscura
Sond.

Caulerpa obscura is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family.[1]

The seaweed has a robust stolon with simple dark green fronds reaching 10 to 30 centimetres (3.9 to 11.8 in) in height and 2 to 6 cm (0.79 to 2.36 in) wide.[1]

The species is found in rock pools and platforms in the upper sublittoral region up to a depth of 35 metres (115 ft). In Western Australia, it is found along the coast in the Mid West and south as far as Esperance[1] it is also found in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q41804894 entry