Caulerpa racemosa f. macrophysa (Kützing) Weber Bosse 1898

Publication Details
Caulerpa racemosa f. macrophysa (Kützing) Weber Bosse 1898: 361, pl. 33: fig. 4 (as 'var. clavifera f. macrophysa')

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 racemosa var. macrophysa (Kützing) W.R.Taylor.

Source of Synonymy
Taylor, W.R. (1928). The marine algae of Florida with special reference to the Dry Tortugas. Publications of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 379: [i-] v, [1]- 219, 3 figs, 37 pls, 7 tables.

Basionym
Chauvinia macrophysa Sonder ex Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: Central America, Eastern Pacific; (Verlque, Durand ,Huisman, Boudouresque & Le Parco 2003: 329)

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 02 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 May 2023

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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