This green seaweed resembles a flat or two dimensional pine tree it has alternate branches that taper in an upwards direction from the main stem (stipe)small branchlets (ramuli) cover all parts of this alga

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Habitat In rock pools and the upper sublittoral area on rough-water and moderately sheltered coasts to a depth of around 40m
Size 5 to 40 centimetres
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia from WA to NSW including Tasmania also found in New Zealand
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from WA to NSW including Tasmania also found in New Zealand
Habitat
In rock pools and the upper sublittoral area on rough-water and moderately sheltered coasts to a depth of around 40m
Size
5 to 40 centimetres
Common Name Mueller's Fern Caulerpa
Aliases Feathery Caulerpa, Sea Rimu,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumChlorophyta
ClassUlvophyceae
OrderBryopsidales
FamilyCaulerpaceae
GenusCaulerpa
SpeciesCaulerpa muelleri
Synonyms

Synonyms

Caulerpa flexilis var. muelleri (Sonder) Womersley 1956
Caulerpa hypnoides var. muelleri (Sonder) Weber Bosse 1898
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