Caulerpa nummularia Coin Caulerpa

Caulerpa nummulariais commonly referred to as Coin Caulerpa. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

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Scientific:: Caulerpa nummularia
German:: Münzen-Caulerpa
English:: Coin Caulerpa

Category:: Green Algae

Family tree:: Plantae (Kingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Bryopsidales (Order) > Caulerpaceae (Family) > Caulerpa (Genus) > nummularia (Species)
Initial determination:: Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873

Occurrence:: Arabian Sea, Australia, Belize, China, Cuba, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Japan, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Panama, Puerto Rico, Queensland (Australia), Réunion , South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tansania, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, Vietnam, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 47 Meter
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Zooxanthellae / Light
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-02-27 13:36:06
Last edit:: 2021-02-27 13:41:46

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Caulerpa nummularia Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873

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. A species in the Mediterranean can have a stolon more than 3 m long, with up to 200 fronds. This species can be invasive from time to time.

Referring to its thalli's crawling habit, the name means 'stem (that) creeps', from the Ancient Greek kaulos ( ‘stalk’) and herpo (‘to creep’).

This Caulerpa with flattened disks was observed on lagoon, pinnacle and seaward reefs.

Synonymised names:
Caulerpa nummelaria Harvey ex J. Agardh (misspelling)
Caulerpa peltata f. exigua (Weber-van Bosse) Reinke, 1900 (synonym)
Caulerpa peltata var. exigua Weber-van Bosse, 1898
Caulerpa peltata var. nummularia (Harvey ex J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 (synonym)
Caulerpa peltata var. stellata (Harvey ex J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
Caulerpa racemosa var. exigua (Weber-van Bosse) Eubank, 1946 (synonym)
Caulerpa racemosa var. nummularia (Harvey ex J.Agardh) D.Dixit, 1926 (synonym)
Caulerpa stellata Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873 (synonym)

External links

algaebase.org (en). Abgerufen am 27.02.2021.
underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 27.02.2021.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 27.02.2021.

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