Caulerpa obscura

Caulerpa obscura is a species of seaweed in the Caulerpaceae family.^[1]

Caulerpa obscura
C. obscura herbarium specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Ulvophyceae
Order:	Bryopsidales
Family:	Caulerpaceae
Genus:	Caulerpa
Species:	C. obscura
Binomial name
Caulerpa obscura Sond.

The seaweed has a robust stolon with simple dark green fronds reaching 10 to 30 centimetres (3.9 to 11.8 in) in height and 2 to 6 cm (0.79 to 2.36 in) wide.^[1]

The species is found in rock pools and platforms in the upper sublittoral region up to a depth of 35 metres (115 ft). In Western Australia, it is found along the coast in the Mid West and south as far as Esperance^[1] it is also found in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.