Caulerpa racemosa var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Eubank 1946

Publication Details
Caulerpa racemosa var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Eubank 1946: 420, figs 2o-q

Published in: Eubank, L.L. (1946). Hawaiian representatives of the genus Caulerpa. University of California Publications in Botany 18: 409-431, 2 figs, pl. 22.

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 chemnitzia var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Fernández-García & Riosmena-Rodríguez.

Source of Synonymy
Norris, J.N., Aguilar-Rosas, L.E. & Pedroche, F.F. (2017). Conspectus of the benthic marine algae of the Gulf of California: Rhodophyta, Phaeophyceae, and Chlorophyta. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 106: [i]-v, [1]-125, 5 figs.

Basionym
Caulerpa clavifera var. turbinata J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: near Tor, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt; (Silva & al. 1996: 837)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with flowers borne in racemes.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 February 2018

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Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996: 838) the name Caulerpa racemosa var. clavifera has been misapplied to this species by Delf & Mitchell (1921: 95). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
According to Huisman (2000) this species is probably distributed from the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, around northern Australia. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025

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