Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Tropics and subtropics, including East and Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, East Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and the Indian Ocean to Australia and New Zealand.
Natural Environment: Attaches to rocky substrates in most reef environments. Often abundant in shallow water less than 6 feet (2 m), and only occasionally found on deeper reefs.
Aquarium Suitability: Not among the more popular aquarium species, and in Florida, considered an invasive species. However still a useable aquarium alga, requires moderate light and currents, and not usually fed upon by herbivorous fish.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Caulerpaceae
Genus: Caulerpa
