Chauvinia laetevirens (Montagne) Trevisan 1849
Current name:
Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux
Houtman Abrolhos, Western AustraliaJohn Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Chauvinia laetevirens (Montagne) Trevisan 1849: 138 (as 'laete-virens')
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 chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux.
Basionym
Caulerpa laetevirens Montagne
Type Information
Type locality: Toud Island (Warrior Islet), Torres Strait, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 829) Holotype: PC; MA 10323 (Verlque, Durand ,Huisman, Boudouresque & Le Parco 2003: 326)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), light green (Stearn 1983).
Created: 11 June 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 June 2007
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
