Caulerpa racemosa

Tags: Green Alga.

Caulerpa racemosa is a species of green alga a seaweed in the family Caulerpaceae. It is commonly known as sea grapes and is found in many areas of shallow sea around the world. There are a number of different forms and varieties and one that appeared in the Mediterranean Sea in 1990 is giving cause for concern as an invasive species.

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binomial authority

Peter Forsskål

class

Bryopsidophyceae

division

Chlorophyta

family

Caulerpaceae

genus

Caulerpa

kingdom

Plant

order

Bryopsidales

synonym

*Chauvinia clavifera( (Turner) Bory de Saint-Vincent 1829), *Caulerpa clavifera( (Turner) C.Agardh 1817), *Caulerpa feldmannii( Rayss & Edelstein 1960), *Caulerpa uvifera( (Roth) C.Agardh 1817), *Fucus clavifer( Turner 1807), *Fucus racemosus( Forsskål 1775), *Fucus uvifer( Turner 1811), *Caulerpa racemosa var. clavifera( (C. Agardh) Weber-van Bosse 1909), *Caulerpa racemosa var. uvifera( (C. Agardh) J. Agardh 1873)