Fluffy
green seaweeds
Caulerpa verticillata*
Family
Caulerpaceae
updated
Jan 13
Where
seen?
This small fluffy seaweed is sometimes seen on some of our shores,
growing on coral rubble in sparse clumps covering an area of 10-20cm.
Features: Structures (1-2cm long)
comprising a stack of 2-4 circlets of short filaments. Light green to
reddish green.
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Chek Jawa, Jul 05
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Labrador, Apr 10
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Circlet
of short filaments.
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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.
Fluffy green seaweeds on Singapore shores |
Links
References
- Lee Ai Chin, Iris U. Baula, Lilibeth N. Miranda and Sin Tsai Min ; editors: Sin Tsai Min and Wang Luan Keng, A photographic guide to the marine algae of Singapore, 2015. Tropical Marine Science Institute, 201 pp.
- Pham, M.
N., H. T. W. Tan, S. Mitrovic & H. H. T. Yeo, 2011. A
Checklist of the Algae of Singapore, 2nd Edition. Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore,
Singapore. 99 pp. Uploaded 1 October 2011. [PDF, 1.58 MB].
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