Caulerpa sertularioides, a green alga spreading aggressively over coral reef communities in Culebra Bay, North Pacific of Costa Rica
Caulerpa sertularioides, is a widespread chlorophyte, that can be confused with C. taxifolia, a highly invasive algae. C. sertularioides has erect, feather-like, occasionally branched fronds; its branchlets are opposite, cylindrical and needle-shaped, with a light green color (Top right) (Littler an...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2005 |
| País: | Costa Rica |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositório: | Kérwá |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/89924 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/10669/89924 |
| Access Level: | Acesso embargado |
| Palavra-chave: | MARINE ALGAE COSTA RICA CORAL REEFS |
| Resumo: | Caulerpa sertularioides, is a widespread chlorophyte, that can be confused with C. taxifolia, a highly invasive algae. C. sertularioides has erect, feather-like, occasionally branched fronds; its branchlets are opposite, cylindrical and needle-shaped, with a light green color (Top right) (Littler and Littler 2000). This alga is a new report for Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. |
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