Caulerpa articulata | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Ulvophyceae |
Order: | Bryopsidales |
Family: | Caulerpaceae |
Genus: | Caulerpa |
Species: | C. articulata |
Binomial name | |
Caulerpa articulata | |
Caulerpa articulata is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family.
This species is found at Three Kings Island, the North Island, and the northern parts of the South Island of New Zealand. [1] It is also found in Western Australia. [1] [2]
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