Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Procaccini 2013
Publication Details
Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Procaccini 2013: 36, figs 1, 2-8
Published in: Jongma, D.N., Campo, D., Dattolo, E., D'Esposito, D., Duchi, A., Grewe, P., Huisman, J., Verlaque, M., Yokes, M.B. & Procaccini, G. (2013). Identity and origin of a slender Caulerpa taxifolia strain introduced into the Mediterranean Sea. Botanica Marina 56(1): 27-39.
Publication date: 2013
Type 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
Caulerpa distichophylla Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 818) Holotype: Preiss; MEL; 503814 (Womersley 1984: 258) Notes: According to Womersley (1984:258) the type locality is probably near Fremantle.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 April 2013 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 March 2020
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Nomenclatural note
This species has been introduced into the Mediterranean (Verlaque et al. 2015: 261), apparently by aquarium trade activity and shipping, being first found in the Gulf of Iskenderum, Turkey in 2006. It is now found in Cyprus, Turkey, and Sicily. - (06 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi (2014: 236) reamark: "According to Famà et al. (2002), the phylogeny based on tufA sequences shows that "... C. distichophylla is a sister taxon of C. taxifolia suggesting that they may represent morphotypes of a single species". However, Jongma et al. (2013) considering: i. the unequivocal and stable morphological differences between Caulerpa distichophylla and C. taxifolia (i.e., a slender thallus with frequent short rhizoidal pillars vs. a large thallus with spaced long rhizoidal pillars); ii. no overlapping between diagnostic characters, iii. the absence of intermediate forms, iv. the stable single nucleotide polymorphism in the tuf A region and v. the absence of C. taxifolia in the major part of its native region (southern sector of Western Australia)...", concluded that C. distichophylla Sonder is distinct at varietal level from C. taxifolia." - (15 July 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025
