Caulerpa
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 metres (9 ft) long, with up to 200 fronds.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Sea Grapes
speciesCaulerpa racemosa
Green Feather Alga
speciesCaulerpa sertularioides
Sea Rimu
speciesCaulerpa brownii
Strap Caulerpa
speciesCaulerpa filiformis
Caulerpa cylindracea
speciesCaulerpa cylindracea
Caulerpa prolifera
speciesCaulerpa prolifera
Feather Caulerpa
speciesCaulerpa taxifolia
Cactus caulerpa
speciesCaulerpa cactoides
Caulerpa geminata
speciesCaulerpa geminata
Fern caulerpa
speciesCaulerpa flexilis
flattop seagrape
speciesCaulerpa chemnitzia
cactus tree alga
speciesCaulerpa cupressoides
Tooth Caulerpa
speciesCaulerpa serrulata
Mueller's fern caulerpa
speciesCaulerpa muelleri
Caulerpa mexicana
speciesCaulerpa mexicana
Caulerpa trifaria
speciesCaulerpa trifaria
Scalpel green seaweed
speciesCaulerpa scalpelliformis
Caulerpa verticillata
speciesCaulerpa verticillata
Bottlebrush green seaweed
speciesCaulerpa webbiana
Caulerpa simpliciuscula
speciesCaulerpa simpliciuscula
Caulerpa crispata
speciesCaulerpa crispata
green caviar
speciesCaulerpa lentillifera
Caulerpa remotifolia
speciesCaulerpa remotifolia
Caulerpa brachypus
speciesCaulerpa brachypus
Caulerpa nummularia
speciesCaulerpa nummularia
Caulerpa obscura
speciesCaulerpa obscura
Caulerpa ashmeadii
speciesCaulerpa ashmeadii
Caulerpa paspaloides
speciesCaulerpa paspaloides
Caulerpa filicoides
speciesCaulerpa filicoides
Feathery Caulerpa
speciesCaulerpa holmesiana
Caulerpa longifolia
speciesCaulerpa longifolia
Caulerpa papillosa
speciesCaulerpa papillosa
Caulerpa articulata
speciesCaulerpa articulata
Caulerpa hodgkinsoniae
speciesCaulerpa hodgkinsoniae
Caulerpa vesiculifera
speciesCaulerpa vesiculifera
Caulerpa parvifolia
speciesCaulerpa parvifolia
Caulerpa microphysa
speciesCaulerpa microphysa
Caulerpa andamanensis
speciesCaulerpa andamanensis
Caulerpa lanuginosa
speciesCaulerpa lanuginosa
Sewedge Caulerpa
speciesCaulerpa denticulata
Caulerpa manorensis
speciesCaulerpa manorensis
Caulerpa fastigiata
speciesCaulerpa fastigiata
Caulerpa cliftonii
speciesCaulerpa cliftonii
Caulerpa urvilleana
speciesCaulerpa urvilleana
Caulerpa zeyheri
speciesCaulerpa zeyheri
Caulerpa oligophylla
speciesCaulerpa oligophylla
Caulerpa alternans
speciesCaulerpa alternans
Caulerpa heterophylla
speciesCaulerpa heterophylla
Caulerpa floridana
speciesCaulerpa floridana
Rhipocephalus phoenix f longifolius
subspeciesRhipocephalus phoenix f longifolius
Rhipocephalus phoenix f brevifolius
subspeciesRhipocephalus phoenix f brevifolius
Caulerpa agardhii
speciesCaulerpa agardhii
Caulerpa ambigua
speciesCaulerpa ambigua
Caulerpa sedoides
speciesCaulerpa sedoides
Caulerpa biserrulata
speciesCaulerpa biserrulata
Caulerpa urvilliana
speciesCaulerpa urvilliana
Caulerpa gracilis
speciesCaulerpa gracilis
Caulerpa megadisca
speciesCaulerpa megadisca
Caulerpa lucasii
speciesCaulerpa lucasii
Caulerpa bartoniae
speciesCaulerpa bartoniae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50918.