Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Caulerpa verticillata J.Agardh, 1847
Caulerpa is a genus of seaweeds in the family Caulerpaceae (among the green algae). They are unusual because they consist of only one cell with many nuclei, making them among the biggest single cells in the world. A species in the Mediterranean can have a stolon more than 3 m long, with up to 200 fronds. This species can be invasive from time to time.
Referring to its thalli's crawling habit, the name means 'stem (that) creeps', from the Ancient Greek kaulos ( ‘stalk’) and herpo (‘to creep’).
Synonymised names:
Stephanocoelium verticillatum (J.Agardh) Kützing, 1857 (synonym)
Direct children (2):
Forma Caulerpa verticillata f. charoides Weber Bosse, 1898
Forma Caulerpa verticillata f. acuta Yamada, 1934 accepted as Caulerpa filicoides Yamada, 1936 (synonym)
Caulerpa is a genus of seaweeds in the family Caulerpaceae (among the green algae). They are unusual because they consist of only one cell with many nuclei, making them among the biggest single cells in the world. A species in the Mediterranean can have a stolon more than 3 m long, with up to 200 fronds. This species can be invasive from time to time.
Referring to its thalli's crawling habit, the name means 'stem (that) creeps', from the Ancient Greek kaulos ( ‘stalk’) and herpo (‘to creep’).
Synonymised names:
Stephanocoelium verticillatum (J.Agardh) Kützing, 1857 (synonym)
Direct children (2):
Forma Caulerpa verticillata f. charoides Weber Bosse, 1898
Forma Caulerpa verticillata f. acuta Yamada, 1934 accepted as Caulerpa filicoides Yamada, 1936 (synonym)
