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Caulerpa sertularioides (Gmelin) Howe, 1905 Green sea feather |
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| Family: | Caulerpaceae () | |||
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| Environment: | sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 3 - 110 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Characterized by the feather-like erect branches. The pinnately arranged pinnules (ramuli) are cylindrical with a mucronate tip. Erect branches up to 12 cm in height (Ref. 80758). | |||
| Biology: | Used for human consumption as food and medicine: antifungal, lowers blood pressure; source of sitosterol, caulerpin, and caulerpicin, palmitic acid (Ref. 80758). Grows on sandy to sandy-rocky substrate in calm, shallow and protected areas on reef flats; commonly associated with seagrasses (Ref. 80758). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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