Caulerpa cupressoides var. flabellata Børgesen

phylum Chlorophyta › clase Bryopsidophyceae › orden Bryopsidales › familia Caulerpaceae

Description

Algae formed by an erect portion and a stoloniferous portion, 8-10 cm tall, grass green, attached to the substrate by rhizoids. Erect portion compressed, 1-2 mm wide, dichotomously branched in several orders from the middle portion. Branches curved towards the distal portions, with acute apices, margins dentate. Internal structure made up of coenocytic filaments, with trabeculae.

Geographic and Ecological Information

Collected for the project at

1. Cayo Mosquitoquí

Geographic coordinates: 11º 52' 13.7'' N, 66º 51' 14.1'' W • UTM coordinates: 733783 E, 1313133 N
Sandy bottom with isolated soft corals, 13.4 m deep, moderate waves.

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References

Dawes, C.J. 1974. Marine algae of the West coast of Florida. University of Miami Press, Florida, 201 pp.

Littler, D. S. & M. M. Littler. 2000. Caribbean reef plants. An identification guide to the reef plants of the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida and Gulf of Mexico. OffShore Graphics, Inc. Washington, 542 pp.

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