| Caulerpa | |
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| Caulerpa prolifera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | UTC clade |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Caulerpaceae |
| Genus: | Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux, 1809 |
| Type species | |
| Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskål) J.V. Lamouroux, 1809 [2]
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| Species[1] | |
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About 101 | |
Caulerpa is a genus of seaweeds in the family Caulerpaceae (among the green algae). They are unusual because they consist of only one cell with many nuclei, making them among the biggest single cells in the world.
Referring to the crawling habit of its thallus, the name means 'stem (that) creeps', from the Ancient Greek kaulos (καυλός, ‘stalk’) and herpo (ἕρπω, ‘to creep’).[3]
- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Caulerpa taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux, 1809 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-08-04
- ^ Bold, Harold Charles; Wynne, Michael James (1985). Introduction to the algae. Prentice-Hall. p. 229. ISBN 9780134777467.