Caulerpa crassifolia var. mexicana (Sonder ex Kützing) J.Agardh 1873

Current name: Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing
Coral Bay, Western AustraliaJohn Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)

Publication Details
Caulerpa crassifolia var. mexicana (Sonder ex Kützing) J.Agardh 1873: 14 (as 'Caulerpa crassifolia var. 'beta' mexicana')

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1873 '1872'). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 9(8): 1-71.

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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 mexicana Sonder ex Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.

Basionym
Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: "Mexico. (v. s.) - Specimen dedit. cl. Binder." [Atlantic Coast of Mexico]; (Kützing 1849: 496) Type: L; (de Bolós & Masclans 1955: 63)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 September 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Erroneously in IOC as f. mexicana. (See INA) - (16 September 2022) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025