Caulerpa racemosa var. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) W.R. Taylor

phylum Chlorophyta › clase Bryopsidophyceae › orden Bryopsidales › familia Caulerpaceae

Description

Algae formed by a stoloniferous portion and an erect portion 3-5 cm tall, grass green, attached to the substrate by rhizoids. Erect portion irregularly branched, with determinate branches growing in several planes, spherical, 3-7 mm in diameter, scattered or clustered, with a short stipe. Internal structure made up of coenocytic filaments, with trabeculae.

Geographic and Ecological Information

Collected for the project at

1. Cayo Dos Mosquises Norte

Geographic coordinates: 11º 48' 17.0'' N, 66º 53' 19.6'' W • UTM coordinates: 730038 E, 1305826 N
Coral reef, up to 10 m deep, moderate waves.
2. Cayo Gran Roque

Geographic coordinates: 11º 57' 03.0'' N, 66º 40' 11.9'' W • UTM coordinates: 753755 E, 1322185 N
Emergent rocky shore, intertidal zone, strong waves.
3. Cayo Sal

Geographic coordinates: 11º 46' 30.7'' N, 66º 44' 47.9'' W • UTM coordinates: 745559 E, 1302683 N
Submerged rocky shore, 1.5 m deep, moderate waves.

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References

Littler, D. S. & M. M. Littler. 2000. Caribbean reef plants. An identification guide to the reef plants of the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida and Gulf of Mexico. OffShore Graphics, Inc. Washington, 542 pp.

Taylor, W. R. 1960. Marine algae of the eastern tropical and subtropical coasts of the Americas. The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 870 pp.

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