Caulerpa pinnata f. mexicana (Sonder ex Kützing) Weber Bosse 1898

Publication Details
Caulerpa pinnata f. mexicana (Sonder ex Kützing) Weber Bosse 1898: 290-291, pl. XXIV: fig. 2

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)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with leaflets arranged on each side of a common petiole.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 22 June 2010

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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