Caulerpa racemosa var. laetevirens (Montagne) Weber Bosse 1898
Current name:
Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux
KwaZulu-NatalHeroen Verbruggen (heroen.verbruggen@gmail.com)
Publication Details
Caulerpa racemosa var. laetevirens (Montagne) Weber Bosse 1898: 366, 367, pl. XXXIII [33]: figs 16, 20
Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. (1898). Monographie des Caulerpes. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 15(2): 243-401, plates 20-34.
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 chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Basionym
Caulerpa laetevirens Montagne
Type Information
Type locality: Toud Island (Warrior Islet), Torres Strait, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 829) Holotype: PC; MA 10323 (Verlque, Durand ,Huisman, Boudouresque & Le Parco 2003: 326)
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: 25 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 November 2024