Information

Scientific Name Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J. Agardh  
Classification #Kingdom: Plantae
 #Phylum: Chlorophyta
       #Class: Bryopsidophyceae
             #Order: Bryopsidales
                   #Family: Caulerpaceae
                         #Genus: Caulerpa
                               #Species: Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J. Agardh
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 large plant, covering approximately 0,5 m2, fleshy; stolons richly branched, bearing densely set uprights (contiguous); a) with relatively short rachis and vesiculate branchlets in all directions; b) with very long rachis and vesiculate branchlet
Principal Investigator Anchana Prathep
Id. BRT-R149021-A034
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND