Pine-branch Caulerpa, Caulerpa taxifolia

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Updated 1/1/2013

Family Caulerpaceae

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Caulerpa taxifolia

Pupukea tidepool, Oahu	Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu	Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 95 feet
Makua, Oahu, 40 feet

Amoray Resort, Key Largo, FL, 3 feet	Makai Pier, Oahu, 5 feet

PINE-BRANCH CAULERPA

Common in sandy tidepools and deeper water. Lateral branches are flattened. Invasive where introduced such as in Southern California. Warm seas worldwide.