Caulerpa selago var. brownii C.Agardh 1823
Current name:
Caulerpa brownii (C.Agardh) Endlicher
Kangaroo Island, South Australia - 20 October 2009. M.D. Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Caulerpa selago var. brownii C.Agardh 1823: 442
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1823). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [vii-viii], [399]-531. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: early 1823
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 brownii (C.Agardh) Endlicher.
Source of Synonymy
Endlicher, S.L. (1843). Mantissa botanica altera. Sistens genera plantarum supplementum tertium. pp. [vi], 111. Vienna: Fridericum Beck, Universitatis Bibliopola.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad insulas Kent, in freto Bass." [Kent Islands, Bass Strait, Australia]; (Agardh 1823: 442) Holotype: Robert Brown; LD; Herb. Agardh 16647 (Womersley 1984: 264)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 November 2024