''Caulerpa trifaria'' is a species of seaweed in the ''

Caulerpaceae Caulerpaceae is a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales Bryopsidales is an order of green algae, in the class Ulvophyceae. It is a diverse group of mostly marine macroalgae. Characteristics The thallus is filamentous, highly branch ...

'' family. The seaweed has a slender stolon and green fronds that typically grow to in height with a width of . The species is usually found in calm sheltered waters at depths of . In Western Australia, it is found along the coast around

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extending south to around Esperance. It is also found in

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and

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trifaria Protists described in 1863 Chlorophyta species {{Ulvophyceae-stub