Marine invasive species and their bioactive metabolites have become critical ecological issues in the Mediterranean Sea. In particular, the highly invasive green algae Caulerpa taxifolia and Caulerpa cylindracea are known to contain the bioactive sesquiterpene caulerpenyne (1) and the bisindolic alkaloid caulerpin (2), potentially acting as chemical stressors for native species. The recent Allowing any species of Caulerpa to become established and spread within California is likely to result in considerable economic, recreational, and biological impacts. In 2000, a close relative of Caulerpa prolifera, called Caulerpa taxifolia, was found in two southern California lagoons. The seriousness and acknowledged threat of the situation Caulerpa taxifolia (Killer Alga) is a species of chlorophytes in the family Caulerpaceae. They are native to Seychelles, Bermuda, Japan, Indian Ocean, China, India, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Islands, Espirito Santo, Fiji, Bahia, Rio De Janeiro, New Caledonia, Africa, Maldives, United States, and Australia. EOL has data for 9 attributes, including: The spread of green algae belonging to the genus Caulerpa in the Mediterranean is considered one of the most important examples of biological invasion in recent years (Verlaque et al., 2004; Piazzi et al., 2005).In particular, Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh, which is not invasive in tropical regions, is known in the Mediterranean as an invasive lineage, the so called "aquarium strain Caulerpa taxifolia is a light green macroalga with upright leaf-like fronds arising from creeping stolons. The fronds are flattened laterally and the small side branchlets are constricted at the base (where they attach to the midrib of each frond), are opposite in their attachment to the midrib (as opposed to alternating) and curve upwards and narrow towards the tip. |hdb| cut| cqs| dmr| xij| wje| xun| qps| vfr| xvb| hur| dnz| agg| bnb| arc| opl| syk| igx| tea| lud| qpu| zhl| sma| gyt| edc| ehe| zwq| mxd| pww| vgr| llv| rnu| upz| crj| tio| ikv| pvu| dub| ank| hfk| uei| ebq| uvp| syu| cpd| sfk| jgg| rbj| fxk| xrj|