Caulerpa peltata J.V. Lamouroux

Order Family    Genus caulerpales Caulerpaceae Caulerpa

Caulerpa peltata J.V. Lamouroux

Characteristics

Plats small, generally 1-3 dm diameter. The stolons freely forked, giving off rhizoids-bearing branches below and foliar branches above, erect branches 5-50 mm tall, bearing one to several peltate branchlets consisting of a rather slender pedicel 1-2 mm long, ending in a disc 3-5 mm thick, diameter.

Distribution : Gujrat, Malwan, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra),Goa, Bhatkal, Honawar, Karwar, (Karnataka), Lakshadweep

Ecological status : Intertidal zone

IUCN status : NE

Uses : Food and animal feed