Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh 1873
Current name:
Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh
Ashmore Reef, AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh 1873: 35
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1873 '1872'). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 9(8): 1-71.
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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.
Basionym
Fucus racemosus Forsskål
Type Information
Type locality: Suez, Egypt; (Silva & al. 1996: 832) Type: Herb. Forsskal, C; 845 (Belton et al. 2014: 50) Notes: Leg. P. Forsskål (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 65).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with flowers borne in racemes.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 September 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 May 2024
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Distributional note
Widespread in warm seas (Lipkin & Silva 2002). Pan-tropical (Belton & al. 2014). - (22 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry
Usage note
One of the three varieties occurring in the Mediterranean has invasive characteristics and has become aggressively widespread throughout the Mediterranean basin since the early 1990s; Piazzi et al. (2001) provided experimental evidence of its deleterious effects on macroalgal diversity on local scale. Verlaque et al. (2003), on the basis of molecular data, confirmed that this invasion is the result of a recent introduction and identified the invasive variety as C. racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2025
