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Caulerpa trifaria

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Species of seaweed

Caulerpa trifaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Caulerpaceae
Genus: Caulerpa
Species: C. trifaria
Binomial name
Caulerpa trifaria
Harv.

Caulerpa trifaria is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family.

The seaweed has a slender stolon and green fronds that typically grow to 5 to 25 centimetres (2.0 to 9.8 in) in height with a width of 4 to 12 millimetres (0.16 to 0.47 in).

The species is usually found in calm sheltered waters at depths of 2 to 30 metres (7 to 98 ft). In Western Australia, it is found along the coast around Perth extending south to around Esperance. It is also found in Victoria and Tasmania.

References

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


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