Caulerpa chemnitzia

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Caulerpa chemnitzia
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illustration of Caulerpa chemnitzia var. laetevirens
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Caulerpaceae
Genus: Caulerpa
Species:
C. chemnitzia
Binomial name
Caulerpa chemnitzia

Caulerpa chemnitzia is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family. [1]

It is found along the coast in a large area extending from north of Perth to the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

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References

  1. "Caulerpa chemnitzia". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.