Chauvinia hypnoides (R.Brown ex Turner) Trevisan 1849
Publication Details
Chauvinia hypnoides (R.Brown ex Turner) Trevisan 1849: 138
Published in: Trevisan [de Saint-Léon], V.B.A. (1849). Caulerpearum sciagraphia. Linnaea 22(2): 129-144.
Request PDFPublication date: June 1849
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 flexilis J.V.Lamouroux ex C.Agardh.
Basionym
Fucus hypnoides R.Brown ex Turner
Type Information
Type locality: Kent Islands, Bass Strait, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 821)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the mosses, specifically the genus Hypnum (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 June 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 December 2014
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Taxonomic note
Combination also proposed by Kützing 1849 - (01 December 2014) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 December 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
