Caulerpa racemosa f. requienii (Montagne) Weber Bosse 1913
Publication Details
Caulerpa racemosa f. requienii (Montagne) Weber Bosse 1913: 109 (as 'var. lamourouxii f. requienii')
Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. (1913). Liste de algues du Siboga. I. Myxophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae avec le concours de M. Th. Reinbold. Vol. 59a pp. [1]-186, figs 1-52, pls I-V. Leiden.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Caulerpa is Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskål) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Herpochaeta requienii Montagne
Type Information
Type locality: Red Sea; (Wynne, Verbruggen & Angel 2009: 295) Type: PC; 0124195 (Wynne, Verbruggen & Angel 2009: 295)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with flowers borne in racemes.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 May 2022
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Taxonomic note
See Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi (2014: 223-4) and Belton et al. (2014: 46) with regard to the status of this forma, which remains unresolved. - (10 July 2015) - M.D. Guiry
Distributional note
This forma was apparently introduced into the Mediterranean (Verlaque et al. 2015: 255) via the Suez Canal, which opened in 1869 being first confirmed from Israel in 1951. It is now found on the Levantine coast, Turkey, Crete and Greece. - (06 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 April 2025
