Information

Scientific Name Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata (Lamouroux) Eubank  
Classification #Kingdom: Plantae
 #Phylum: Chlorophyta
       #Class: Bryopsidophyceae
             #Order: Bryopsidales
                   #Family: Caulerpaceae
                         #Genus: Caulerpa
                               #Species: Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata (Lamouroux) Eubank
Common Name(Thai) สาหร่ายขนนก
Common Name(English)
Locality Ko Samui, Ko Wang Nai, Gulf of Thailand
Province Suratthani Province
Collector Coppejans, Lewmanomont, Prathep, and students
Identify by Coppejans
Status common
Major Characters A single stolon, branched; in one direction the var. racemosa remains, on the other direction the vesiculate branchlets gradually become smaller and more peltate, resulting in C. peltata morphology!!
Principal Investigator Anchana Prathep
Id. BRT-R149021-A035
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND