''Caulerpa scalpelliformis'' is a species of seaweed in the ''
Caulerpaceae
Caulerpaceae is a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales
Bryopsidales is an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae.
Characteristics
The thallus is filamentous and much branched and may be packed into a mass. It is coenocytic ...
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The epilithic green seaweed typically grows to a height of and has erect fronds that are about wide.
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The species is found in rock pools up to deep in rough waters. In Western Australia, it is found along the coast in the ]Mid West
The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of the United States. I ...
region and along much of the southern coastline.[ The range extends to ]Tasmania
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and as far as New South Wales
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around Jervis Bay.
References
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scalpelliformis
Species described in 1820