Caulerpa
peltata J.V. Lamouroux
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Division
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Chlorophyta
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Order
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caulerpa
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Family
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Caulerpaceae
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Genus
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Caulerpa
Lamouroux
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Species
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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), Bhatkal, Honawar, Karwar,
(Karnataka), Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Malvan, Ratnagiri,.
Ecological
status : Intertidal zone
IUCN status :
Uses
: Food and animal feed
