Caulerpa brownii

Caulerpa brownii is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family. It was first described in 1843. It is native to Australia and New Zealand.

Caulerpa brownii
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Ulvophyceae
Order:	Bryopsidales
Family:	Caulerpaceae
Genus:	Caulerpa
Species:	C. brownii
Binomial name
Caulerpa brownii (C.Agardh) Endl.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Stephan Endlicher in 1843.^[1] Carl Adolph Agardh originally discussed this species under the name Caulerpa selago var. brownii in 1823.^[2]

Distribution

This species can be found along the southern North Island, the South Island, Chatham Island, Stewart Island, Snares Island of New Zealand.^[3] It is also found along the coast in a large area extending from near Karratha in the northern Pilbara region to east of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.^[4]