Caulerpa
| Caulerpa | |
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| Caulerpa prolifera | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsidophyceae |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Caulerpaceae |
| Genus: |
Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux, 1809 |
| Type species | |
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Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskål) J.V. Lamouroux, 1809 |
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| Species | |
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About 86 |
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About 86
Caulerpa is a genus of seaweeds in the family Caulerpaceae (among the green algae). They are unusual because they consist of only one cell with many nuclei, making them among the biggest single cells in the world. A species in the Mediterranean can have a stolon more than 3 metres (9 ft) long, with up to 200 fronds.
Referring to its thalli's crawling habit, the name means ‘stem (that) creeps’, from the Ancient Greek kaul- (, ‘stalk’) and erp- (, ‘to creep’).
Some species (especially Caulerpa lentillifera and C. racemosa) are eaten under the names “green caviar”, or “sea grapes” (海葡萄 umi-budō?) in Okinawa. They have a peppery taste.
Sea grapes are also eaten in Indonesian cuisine, sometimes fresh, and other times coated in sugar. In the Philippines, sea grapes are raised in the Catanduanes and Cebu provinces for domestic consumption in the Philippines as well as for export to Japan.
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