Caulerpa distichophylla Sonder 1845
Current name:
Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Procaccini
Map Reef, near Yanchep, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Caulerpa distichophylla Sonder 1845: 50
Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49-57.
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 taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Procaccini.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 818) Holotype: Preiss; MEL; 503814 (Womersley 1984: 258) Notes: According to Womersley (1984:258) the type locality is probably near Fremantle.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 April 2013
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 April 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024