{"id":340,"date":"2021-07-10T19:10:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T19:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=340"},"modified":"2021-07-10T19:11:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T19:11:20","slug":"caulerpa-var-peltata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=340","title":{"rendered":"Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/peltata2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342\" width=\"381\" height=\"448\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This species of <em>Caulerpa<\/em> features a thick rhizome, with compact clusters of rounded or flat topped uprights. This particular algae is usually found in low light habitats such as shaded seawalls, under ledges or in very deep water. In the aquarium it is an excellent nutrient consumer, so much so that it must be monitored so that it does not outgrow the available nutrients. It is highly variable in characteristics depending on where it is collected. There are two distinct varieties, although it is unsure if they&#8217;re separate species. One features smooth round caps, while the other has a more concave shape with thin edges. In shallow water, the uprights grow much taller, more closely resembling <em>Caulerpa racemosa<\/em>. Somewhat palatable to fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/peltata1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/peltata1.jpg 405w, https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/peltata1-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 85vw, 405px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientific Name: <em>Caulerpa var. peltata<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Name: Saucer Algae, Mushroom Algae<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Origin: Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, Caribbean<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depth Collected: 3-200 Feet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maximum Height : 6&#8243;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growth Rate: Fast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Light: Moderate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temperature: 72-86<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Propagation: Fragmentation, Sporulation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Difficulty: Easy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food Value: Somewhat Palatable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nutrient Uptake: Excellent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flow Rate: Moderate <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This species of Caulerpa features a thick rhizome, with compact clusters of rounded or flat topped uprights. This particular algae is usually found in low light habitats such as shaded seawalls, under ledges or in very deep water. In the aquarium it is an excellent nutrient consumer, so much so that it must be monitored &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=340\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-caulerpa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":345,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}