Caulerpa scalpelliformis

(Turner) C. Agardh

Scalpel Feathery Green Seaweed

Range: Tropical East Atlantic Ocean, and also the Tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to East Africa and east to Fiji.

Natural Environment: Inhabits tidepools, and grows on coral rubble and rocks.

Aquarium Suitability: Rarely seen in the trade, and not considered a desirable aquarium species as its difficult at best to limit its growth.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Chlorophyta

Class: Ulvophyceae

Order: Bryopsidales

Family: Caulerpaceae

Genus: Caulerpa