Chauvinia macrophysa Sonder ex Kützing 1857

Publication Details
Chauvinia macrophysa Sonder ex Kützing 1857: 6, pl. 15: fig. II [2]

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1857). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. VII pp. i-ii, 1-40, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chauvinia is Chauvinia clavifera (Turner) Bory.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caulerpa racemosa var. macrophysa (Kützing) W.R.Taylor.

Source of Synonymy
Taylor, W.R. (1928). The marine algae of Florida with special reference to the Dry Tortugas. Publications of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 379: [i-] v, [1]- 219, 3 figs, 37 pls, 7 tables.

Type Information
Type locality: Central America, Eastern Pacific; (Verlque, Durand ,Huisman, Boudouresque & Le Parco 2003: 329)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 02 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 June 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 June 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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