Caulerpa cylindracea Sonder 1845
Current name:
Caulerpa cylindracea Sonder
Rottnest Island, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Caulerpa cylindracea Sonder 1845: 50
Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49-57.
Request PDFType 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: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 830) Holotype: Preiss; MEL; 516014 (Womersley 1984: 270)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cylindrical.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 May 2024
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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 22 November 2024
