Caulerpa fergusonii
Caulerpa fergusonii is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Caulerpaceae |
| Genus: | Caulerpa |
| Species: | C. fergusonii |
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| Caulerpa fergusonii | |
The seaweed is olive green at the base becoming a darker green distally. The thallus spreads outward to about 18 centimetres (7.1 in).[1]
The species is found around much of Asia and the Pacific Islands as well as Australia and New Zealand.[2] In Western Australia, it is found along the coast in a large area extending from around the Kimberley, south as far as Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.[1]
References
- "Caulerpa fergusonii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Caulerpa fergusonii G.Murray". Algaebase. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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