Caulerpa webbiana
Source-cited species reference: taxonomy from WoRMS, biology from SeaLifeBase, occurrence map from GBIF.
Caulerpa webbiana is a marine species in the family Caulerpaceae (Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales), recorded in the World Register of Marine Species as Caulerpa webbiana Montagne, 1837 under AphiaID 144477.
- Scientific name
- Caulerpa webbiana
- Authority
- Montagne, 1837
- Family
- Caulerpaceae
- Order
- Bryopsidales
- Habitat zone
- sessile
- Gbif occurrence records
- 898
Classification (WoRMS)
Full classification as recorded by WoRMS: Kingdom: Plantae · Phylum: Chlorophyta · Class: Ulvophyceae · Order: Bryopsidales · Family: Caulerpaceae · Genus: Caulerpa.
Accepted name: Caulerpa webbiana · Authority: Montagne, 1837 · Taxonomic status: accepted · AphiaID: 144477.
Synonyms and superseded combinations recorded for this taxon: Chauvinia webbiana (Montagne) Kützing, 1849.
Source: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144477 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Biology and life history (SeaLifeBase)
Measured values published by SeaLifeBase for Caulerpa webbiana. Only fields the database actually holds for this species are shown; these are database values, not aquarium guidance.
Habitat zone: sessile.
SeaLifeBase notes: Occurs on volcanic rocks at shallow intertidal to subtidal depths (Ref. 80999).
Source: SeaLifeBase species summary (SpecCode 126584) — https://www.sealifebase.se/summary/Caulerpa-webbiana.html (CC BY-NC 3.0 — non-commercial use only). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Distribution and occurrence records (GBIF)
898 georeferenced occurrence records for Caulerpa webbiana are published through GBIF from 48 countries or marine areas. The map above plots 189 distinct locations from a sample of 898 records, omitting 26 inland records that carry an institution's coordinates rather than a collection site; it shows where the species has been observed and reported, not a modelled range.
Most records by country or area: United States of America (179); Australia (136); Spain (114); French Polynesia (87); Portugal (83); New Caledonia (36); Japan (29); Puerto Rico (24); Cabo Verde (17); Tanzania, United Republic of (15); Brazil (14); New Zealand (14); Philippines (13); Belize (12); French Southern Territories (11).
Marine regions with a valid WoRMS distribution record: European waters (ERMS scope); Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Azores Exclusive Economic Zone; Gulf of Mexico; Azores part of the North Atlantic Ocean; Europe; Eastern Indo-Pacific; Temperate Australasia; Western Indo-Pacific; Temperate Southern Africa; Central Indo-Pacific; Azores Canaries Madeira; Tropical Atlantic; Temperate Northern Atlantic; Temperate South America; Colombian part of the Caribbean Sea.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2642947) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2642947&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144477 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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