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Caulerpa dichotoma

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Species of seaweed

Caulerpa dichotoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Caulerpaceae
Genus: Caulerpa
Species: C. dichotoma
Binomial name
Caulerpa dichotoma
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Caulerpa dichotoma is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family.

The seaweed is grass green at the base becoming a darker green. The thallus spreads outward to about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) and has stolons that are approximately 4 millimetres (0.16 in) in diameter.

It is found along the coast in a small area of the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

References

  1. ^ "Caulerpa dichotoma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Taxon identifiers
Caulerpa dichotoma
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