Caulerpa prolifera

Caulerpa prolifera
Scientific classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Caulerpaceae
Genus: Caulerpa
Species:
C. prolifera
Binomial name
Caulerpa prolifera
(Forsskål) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
Synonyms

Fucus prolifera Forsskål, 1775

Caulerpa prolifera is a species of green alga, a seaweed in the family Caulerpaceae. It is the type species of the genus Caulerpa, the type location being Alexandria, Egypt. It grows rapidly and forms a dense mass of vegetation on shallow sandy areas of the sea.

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