Caulerpa brownii
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Caulerpaceae |
| Genus: | Caulerpa |
| Species: | C. brownii
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| Caulerpa brownii | |
Caulerpa brownii is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family. It was first described in 1843. It is native to Australia and New Zealand.
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was first described by Stephan Endlicher in 1843.[1] Carl Adolph Agardh originally discussed this species under the name Caulerpa selago var. brownii in 1823.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found along the southern North Island, the South Island, Chatham Island, Stewart Island, Snares Island of New Zealand.[3] It is also found along the coast in a large area extending from near Karratha in the northern Pilbara region to east of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.[4]
References
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- ^ Stephan Endlicher (1843), Mantissa botanica altera. Sistens generum plantarum supplementum tertium (in Latin), Vindobonae : Apud Fridericum Beck, Universitatis bibliopolam, p. 16, Wikidata Q51501349
- ^ C.A. Agardh (1823), Species Algarum: rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibussuccinctis (in Latin), p. 442, Wikidata Q13554412
- ^ W. A., Nelson (2013). New Zealand seaweeds: an illustrated guide. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780987668813. OCLC 841897290.
- ^ "Caulerpa brownii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.