Chauvinia cupressoides (M.Vahl) Trevisan 1849
Current name:
Caulerpa cupressoides (Vahl) C.Agardh
Lord Howe Island, Australia; with Aplysia seaslugMichael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Chauvinia cupressoides (M.Vahl) Trevisan 1849: 137
Published in: Trevisan [de Saint-Léon], V.B.A. (1849). Caulerpearum sciagraphia. Linnaea 22(2): 129-144.
Request PDFPublication date: June 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chauvinia is Chauvinia clavifera (Turner) Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caulerpa cupressoides (Vahl) C.Agardh.
Basionym
Fucus cupressoides Vahl
Type Information
Type locality: St Croix, Virgin Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 815)
Origin of Species Name
(Latin), cypress-like or resembling cypress
Created: 11 June 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 January 2010
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 January 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
