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Caulerpa nummularia Harvey ex J.Agardh 1873

Current name: Caulerpa nummularia Harvey ex J.Agardh
Hawaii; scale is 5 mm - 15 August 2011. J.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Caulerpa nummularia Harvey ex J.Agardh 1873: 38

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1873 '1872'). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 9(8): 1-71.

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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.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Friendly Islands; (Belton et al. 2014: 49) Lectotype: TCD; 0011105 (specimen marked 77) (Belton et al. 2014: 49, fig. 9B) Notes: Syntype localities: Friendly Islands, Tonga; Nukahiva, Marquesas Islands. Syntypes: Herb Agardh 16809, 16811 (in part), in LD; BM;, 287054 in NSW; DSC01032, in TCD.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 May 2024

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Distributional note
Tropical Pacific (Belton et al. 2014). - (27 March 2014) - 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 17 June 2025