''Caulerpa trifaria'' 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 ...

'' family. The seaweed has a slender stolon and green fronds that typically grow to in height with a width of . The species is usually found in calm sheltered waters at depths of . In Western Australia, it is found along the coast around

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extending south to around Esperance. It is also found in Victoria and

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trifaria Species described in 1863 {{Green algae-stub