Chauvinia cupressoides (M.Vahl) Trevisan

Publication details
Chauvinia cupressoides (M.Vahl) Trevisan 1849: 137

Original publication: Trevisan, V.B.A. (1849). Caulerpearum sciagraphia. Linnaea 22: 129-144.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chauvinia is Chauvinia clavifera (Turner) Bory de Saint-Vincent.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Caulerpa cupressoides (West) C.Agardh

Basionym
Fucus cupressoides West

Type information
Type locality: St Croix, Virgin Islands (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 815).

Origin of species name
(Latin), cypress-like or resembling cypress.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

SAG Cultures
No records have been found on the SAG site.

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
No sequences have been found on the NCBI site.

Created: 11 June 2007 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 06 January 2010 by M.D. Guiry

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