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| green seaweeds text index | photo index |
| Seaweeds > Division Chlorophyta > Family Caulerpaceae > genus Caulerpa |
| Small
parasol green seaweed Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata* Family Caulerpaceae updated Oct 2016 Where seen? This green seaweed with tiny fleshy 'umbrellas' is sometimes seen on our Southern shores. On coral rubble near living reefs, in small clumps. Features: Forms structures that look like tiny fleshy umbrellas; with a thick circular portion (about 0.5-1cm across) on a little stalk. These little umbrellas emerge along the length of a 'horizontal root' that creeps over the surface. Various shades of green to bluish-green. This is probably a variety of Oval sea grapes (Caulerpa racemosa). Sometimes confused with similar green seaweeds. Here's more on how to tell apart some green seaweeds. |
 Sisters Island, Aug 07  |
 Raffles Lighthouse, Jul 06  |
 Pulau Jong, Jul 06  |
 Sentosa, Jun 07  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination of internal parts.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Small parasol green seaweeds on Singapore shores |
| Photos of Small parasol green seaweeds for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
| Distribution in Singapore on this wildsingapore flickr map |
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