''Caulerpa obscura'' is a species of seaweed in the ''

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'' family. The seaweed has a robust

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with simple dark green fronds reaching in height and wide. The species is found in rock pools and platforms in the upper sublittoral region up to a depth of . In Western Australia, it is found along the coast in the

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and south as far as Esperance it is also found in

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, Victoria and

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q41804894 obscura Species described in 1845