Tags: Green Alga.

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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binomial authority
Peter Forsskål
class
Bryopsidophyceae
division
Chlorophyta
family
Caulerpaceae
genus
Caulerpa
kingdom
Plant
order
Bryopsidales
synonym
Fucus prolifera( Forsskål 1775)

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