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| Sea
grapes compared How to tell them apart? updated Aug 08 |
| Here's how to tell apart these two green seaweeds with little round shapes. |
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Round
sea grapes
Caulerpa lentillifera |
Oval
sea grapes
Caulerpa racemosa |
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There
is a distinct constriction where
the round 'grape' connects to the stem. |
The
'grape' may be round, disk-shaped, conical, bell-shaped, club-shaped.
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The bunch is usually sausage-shaped
with the round 'grapes' tightly and regularly packed next to one another. |
The
bunch is loosely covered with 'grapes' that
may be irregularly arranged. |
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