Caulerpa pinnata f. mexicana (Sonder ex Kützing) Weber Bosse 1898

Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing

Current name: Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing
3 m depth at Punta Calerita, near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico - 30 November 2016. Frithjof C. Kuepper (fkuepper@abdn.ac.uk)

Publication Details
Caulerpa pinnata f. mexicana (Sonder ex Kützing) Weber Bosse 1898: 290-291, pl. XXIV: fig. 2

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 mexicana Sonder ex Kützing.

Basionym
Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: "Mexico. (v. s.) - Specimen dedit. cl. Binder." [Atlantic Coast of Mexico]; (Kützing 1849: 496) Type: L; (de Bolós & Masclans 1955: 63)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with leaflets arranged on each side of a common petiole.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 22 June 2010

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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