Caulerpa longifolia f. crispata (Harvey) Womersley 1950

Publication Details
Caulerpa longifolia f. crispata (Harvey) Womersley 1950: 147

Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1950). The marine algae of Kangaroo Island III. List of species 1. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 73(2): 137-197, 2 figs.

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Publication date: "December 1950" [Title page of volume]

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Caulerpa is Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskål) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caulerpa crispata (Harvey) G.S.Belton & Gurgel.

Source of Synonymy
Belton, G.S., Draisma, S.G.A., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F., Huisman, J.M. & Gurgel, F.D. (2019). A taxonomic reassessment of Caulerpa (Chlorophyta, Caulerpaceae) in southern Australia, based on tufA and rbcL sequence data. Phycologia 58(3): 234-253, 32 figs., 1 table.

Basionym
Caulerpa harveyi var. crispata Harvey

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia; (Womersley 1956: 368) Lectotype: TCD; TCD0011013 (Belton & al. 2019: 242, fig, 13) Notes: Collector: Harvey.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with long leaves.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 May 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025

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