Unless otherwise noted, "the alga" and "C. taxifolia" refer to the aquarium strain. A clone of Caulerpa taxifolia that is resistant to cold is observed in the tropical aquarium at the Wilhelmina ...

A new documentary explores the devastating impact of caulerpa, an invasive algae choking New Zealand's coastal ecosystems.

Caulerpa taxifolia, the "killer alga," is just one dramatic example of an accelerating phenomenon—the homogenization of the biosphere by species introduced to every continent and island.

Not all macrosopic organisms play by the rulebook, though. A number of large seaweeds, like the leafy green algae Caulerpa, ...