Cactus tree alga
Caulerpa serrulata
(Forsskål) J. Agardh, 1837

Description:
Plants with small blades with serrated edges, which grow upward from long, cylindrical, attached runners. Blades often fork and are occasionally twisted. Blades up to 3 cm in length. Color in shades of light to medium mint green, often with bluish tints.
The plants are coenocytic, i.e., the plant is multinucleate and nonseptate.

Habitat:
Grow in shallow rocky substrates, usually with some sand covering in sheltered environments. Down to 5 m.

Distribution:
Occasional South Florida, Bahamas and Caribbean.

Kingdom Protoctista
Phylum Chlorophyta
Genus Caulerpa
Species Caulerpa serrulata

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Caulerpa serrulata (Forsk.) J. Ag.

Scientific synonyms and common names

Cactus tree alga [English]
Cypres-caulerpa [Dutch]
Caulerpe cactus [French]
Zypressealge [German]

Humann, P., 1993. Reef Coral Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas, (ed. N. Deloach). New World Publications, Inc., Paramount Miller Graphics, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida.

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