Caulerpella ambigua (Okamura) Prud'homme & Lokhorst 1992

Publication Details
Caulerpella ambigua (Okamura) Prud'homme & Lokhorst 1992: 114

Published in: Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Lokhorst, G.M. (1992). Caulerpella gen. nov. a non-holocarpic member of the Caulerpales (Chlorophyta). Nova Hedwigia 54: 113-126, 13 figs, 1 table.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Caulerpella.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caulerpa ambigua Okamura.

Source of Synonymy
Draisma, S.G.A., van Reine, W.F.P., Sauvage, T., Belton, G.S., Gurgel, C.F.D., Lim, P.E. & Phang, S.M. (2014). A re-assessment of the infra-generic classification of the genus Caulerpa (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta) inferred from a time-calibrated molecular phylogeny. Journal of Phycology 50(6): 1020-1034.

Basionym
Caulerpa ambigua Okamura

Type Information
Type locality: Ogasawara-jima, Ogasawara-gunto [Bonin Islands, Japan]; (Silva & al. 1996: 813)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), doubtful, uncertain (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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