Caulerpa tenella Harvey 1855

Publication Details
Caulerpa tenella Harvey 1855: 564

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.

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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 currently regarded as a synonym of Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Procaccini.

Type Information
Type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 819)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), delicate (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 April 2013

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 April 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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