Bottlebrush
green seaweeds
Caulerpa webbiana*
Family
Caulerpaceae
updated Jan 13
Where
seen?
This green seaweed is sometimes seen in clumps covering an area of
about 20cm, on coral rubble among seagrasses on our Southern shores.
Features: Each stem about 4-6cm
long with tiny bristles made up of many branched fine filaments, arranged
in whorls around the central 'stem' to give the overall appearance
of a stiff bottlebrush. Green to olive green.
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Labrador,
May 05
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Labrador, Mar 05
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Labrador, May 05
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Labrador, May 05
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Cyrene Reef, Oct 07
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*Species are difficult
to positively identify without close examination of internal parts.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of
display.
Bottlebrush
green seaweeds on Singapore shores |
Links
References
- Huisman,
John M. 2000. Marine
Plants of Australia
University of Western Australia Press. 300pp.
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