Caulerpa scalpelliformis var. intermedia Weber Bosse 1898

Publication Details
Caulerpa scalpelliformis var. intermedia Weber Bosse 1898: 287, pl. XXII [22]: fig. 11b; pl. XXIII [23]: figs 5-7

Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. (1898). Monographie des Caulerpes. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 15(2): 243-401, plates 20-34.

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Publication date: 1898

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 denticulata var. intermedia (Weber Bosse) M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2017). A checklist of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic: fourth revision. Nova Hedwigia Beiheft 145: 1-202.

Type Information
Type locality: Mauritius; Sri Lanka; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 27 May 2017

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Taxonomic notes
Considered a variety of C. denticulata rather than of C. scalpelliformis (Draisma et al., 2014: 1028). - (15 January 2015) - G.M. Guiry
Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi (2014: 232-233) discuss this taxon in detail in repect of Mediterranean populations. - (15 July 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2025

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