Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing 1849

Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing

Current name: Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing
Coral Bay, Western AustraliaJohn Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)

Publication Details
Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing 1849: 496

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 23-24 July 1849

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
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 A (Latin), pertaining to Mexico (Stearn 1992).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 08 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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