Caulerpa hypnoides var. muelleri (Sonder) Weber Bosse 1898

Publication Details
Caulerpa hypnoides var. muelleri (Sonder) Weber Bosse 1898: 349, pl. XXIX [29]: fig. 5

Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. (1898). Monographie des Caulerpes. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 15(2): 243-401, plates 20-34.

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Publication date: 1898

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Caulerpa is Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskål) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caulerpa muelleri Sonder.

Source of Synonymy
Belton, G.S., Draisma, S.G.A., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F., Huisman, J.M. & Gurgel, F.D. (2019). A taxonomic reassessment of Caulerpa (Chlorophyta, Caulerpaceae) in southern Australia, based on tufA and rbcL sequence data. Phycologia 58(3): 234-253, 32 figs., 1 table.

Basionym
Caulerpa muelleri Sonder

Type Information
Type locality: Rivoli Bay, South Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 822) Holotype: F. Mueller; MEL; 503815 (Womersley 1984: 266)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the mosses, specifically the genus Hypnum (Neal 1993).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 December 2024

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