Bryopsidales, Caulerpaceae
Caulerpa racemosa var. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) Taylor
In natural habitat.
Photo Data
- Place
- : Samui Island, Surat Thani.
- Depth
- : 1.5 m
The plants grow to be 3-5 cm in height, and have branchlets with spherical tips that are 3-5 mm in diameter. This species is similar to C. lentillifera however the branchlets of this seaweed are bigger and without constrictions between the base of the spherical head and the stalks. This seaweed forms in clumps on rocks in mid-intertidal to subtidal zones along shorelines with calm to moderate wave activity and in tidal pools.
Fresh specimen.
Close-up view of spherical terminal portions of branchlets without constrictions at joint portion (arrows).