Caulerpa sertularioides (S.G.Gmelin) M.A. Howe

Order Family    Genus Caulerpales Caulerpaceae Caulerpa

Caulerpa sertularioides (S.G. Gmelin) M.A. Howe

Characteristics

Plants forming large colonies 1-2 m diam by an extensive system of coarse branching stolons which give off stout rhizoi-bearing branches below and foliar branches above; foliar branches flat, short-stalked, reaching a length of 10-15 cm and a width of 13-22 mm., simple or occasionally branched, generally regualrly and closely pinnate, the pinnules cylindrical, a little upcurved, about 180 - 330 µ diam., 3 -11 mm long, the tips rounded-conical and mucronate.

Distribution :Malvan, (Maharashtra), Honawar Bhatkal (Karnataka).

Ecological status : Intertidal zone

IUCN status : NE

Uses : Food and animal feed