Marine Plants of Hawai'i
Order Caulerpales
| Caulerpa taxifolia |
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| Description: featherlike branches green in color. Appears like Caulerpa
sertularioides except branches are flat with angled edges giving a square or
rectangular appearance. |
| Size: 3-15cm tall |
| Habitat: found in sandy areas of
tide pools, and reef flats. |
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| Caulerpa racemosa |
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| Description: looks like small bunches of grapes, light green in
color; with horizontal runners which anchors the "grapes" to the substrate. |
| Size: up to 4cm thick |
| Habitat: |
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| Halimeda discoidea |
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| Description: dark green outer segments; may have a calcified and
whitish center. . |
| .Size: |
| Habitat: found in deeper waters. Dead bits of this alga makes up a
large portion of Hawaii's beach sand. Able to anchor in sand as well as on rock |
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| Halimeda opuntia |
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| Description: calcareous green to whitish seaweed; segmented usually
with midribs. |
| Size: 0.5-2cm wide segments, with lengths of 30 cm. |
| Habitat: found in deeper water between rocks in bunches. |
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