Caulerpa bikinensis W.R.Taylor 1950

Caulerpa bikinensis W.R.Taylor

Current name: Caulerpa bikinensis W.R.Taylor
Palau Islands, West Pacific, 30 m deepPalau International Coral Reef Center

Publication Details
Caulerpa bikinensis W.R.Taylor 1950: 66, 204, pl. 33

Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1950). Plants of Bikini and other northern Marshall Islands University of Michigan Scientific Series Volume XVIII. pp. [i]-xv, [1]- 225, 79 pls. Ann Arbor; London; Oxford: University of Michigan Press; Geoffrey Cumberledge; Oxford University press.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Caulerpa is Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskål) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Bikini Atoll [Marshall Islands]; (Taylor 1950: 67) Holotype: W.R. Taylor 46-206; 13.iv.1946; Dredged from 37-57 m on the seaweed side of the reef; MICH; (Taylor 1950: 67)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 March 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 July 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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