Caulerpa racemosa f. macrophysa (Kützing) Weber Bosse 1898
Current name:
Caulerpa racemosa var. macrophysa (Kützing) W.R.Taylor
Lung-tung, Taipei County, Taiwan. 1996. 5. 22. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweeds. - 22 May 1996. Sue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)
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.
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.
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 28 March 2024