Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh 1837

Publication Details
Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh 1837: 173

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1837). Novae species algarum, quas in itinere ad oras maris rubri collegit Eduardus Rüppell; cum observationibus nonnullis in species rariores antea cognitas. Museum Senckenbergianum 2: 169-174.

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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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: coast of Eritrea, southern Red Sea; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 63) Type: Rüpell; Herb. Agardh, LD; 16851 (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 63) Notes: (see Womersley & Bailey, 1970: 275).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 14 May 2024

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Habitat note
Warm waters. In crevices ca. 20 cm wide in a rock flat in a somewhat shaded habitat, together with C. racemosa (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (22 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

Usage note
Edible alga (Saito et al. 2010). - (08 September 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2025

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