Caulerpa selago (Turner) C.Agardh 1817
Publication Details
Caulerpa selago (Turner) C.Agardh 1817: xxiii
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)
Type 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.
Basionym
Fucus selago Turner
Type Information
Type locality: Red Sea; (Silva & al. 1996: 841) Type: Lord Valentia; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 66)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 May 2024
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Habitat note
In shallow water of sand-filled depressions in fossil reef flat; on calcareous sand, ca. 50 cm below low water (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (23 June 2010) - 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 11 June 2025