Caulerpa cupressoides (Vahl) C.Agardh 1817

Publication Details
Caulerpa cupressoides (Vahl) C.Agardh 1817: xxiii

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)

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
Fucus cupressoides Vahl

Type Information
Type locality: St Croix, Virgin Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 815)

Origin of Species Name
(Latin), cypress-like or resembling cypress

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 May 2024

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Nomenclatural notes
(H.West) C.Agardh 1817, p. xxiii (Belton et al., 2019). - (04 February 2020) - G.M. Guiry
Lawson & John (1987) cite this species as Caulerpa cupressoides (West ex Vahl) C. Agardh, 1823. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Authority cited as (West) C. Agardh by some. Fama et al. (2002, table 1), Silva et al. (1996: 815), Tsuda et al. (2011) and Index Nominum Algarum cite the authority as (Vahl) C. Agardh but it is also noted in INA that West in Vahl (?) is also on card. - (16 August 2011) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996) the name Caulerpa clavifera has been misapplied to this species by Jadin (1935: 156, in part). Please consult original reference for more information. According to South & Skelton (2003), Caulerpa juniperoides J. Agardh 1883 and Caulerpa urvilleana Montagne var. vitiensis Weber-van Bosse 1898 are synonyms of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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