Caulerpa racemosa var. occidentalis (J.Agardh) Børgesen 1907
Publication Details
Caulerpa racemosa var. occidentalis (J.Agardh) Børgesen 1907: 379, figs 28, 29
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1907). An ecological and systematic account of the Caulerpas of the Danish West Indies. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, 7. Raekke, Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk afdeling 4: 337-391 [392], 31 figs.
Request PDFType 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 chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Belton, G.S., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F., Huisman, J.M., Draisma, S.G.A. & Gurgel, C.F.D. (2014). Resolving phenotypic plasticity and species designation in the morphology challenging Caulerpa racemosa-peltata complex (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 50(1): 32-54.
Basionym
Caulerpa chemnitzia var. occidentalis J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "ad oras calidiores atlanticas Americae a sinu superiore Mexicano saltem ad Pernambucco usque descendens"; (Agardh 1873: 37) Notes: "Lectotype Locality: Vera Cruz, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico (Belton et al. 2014). Specimen LD-16789, cited by Belton et al. (2014), could be a possible lectotype (see Habitat and Comments section below)." (Ballantine & al. 2023: 15).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with flowers borne in racemes.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 October 2020
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Taxonomic notes
See Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi (2014: 222) - (10 July 2015) - M.D. Guiry
"so-called var. occidentalis" (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (22 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 March 2025
