| Caulerpa prolifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Caulerpaceae |
| Genus: | Caulerpa |
| Species: | C. prolifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Caulerpa prolifera | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fucus prolifera Forsskål, 1775 | |
Caulerpa prolifera is a species of green alga, a seaweed in the family Caulerpaceae. It is the type species of the genus Caulerpa, the type location being Alexandria, Egypt.[2] It grows rapidly and forms a dense mass of vegetation on shallow sandy areas of the sea.
- ^ World Register of Marine Species Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ AlgaeBase Retrieved August 18, 2011.