Caulerpa taxifolia (M.Vahl) C.Agardh 1817

Caulerpa taxifolia (M.Vahl) C.Agardh

Current name: Caulerpa taxifolia (M.Vahl) C.Agardh
Lord Howe Island, Australia - 21 November 2010. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Caulerpa taxifolia (M.Vahl) C.Agardh 1817: xxii

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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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 taxifolius M.Vahl

Type Information
Type locality: St. Croix, Virgin Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 846)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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