Caulerpa prolifera f. obovata (J.Agardh) Weber Bosse 1898

Publication Details
Caulerpa prolifera f. obovata (J.Agardh) Weber Bosse 1898: 278

Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. (1898). Monographie des Caulerpes. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 15(2): 243-401, plates 20-34.

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Publication date: 1898

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
Caulerpa prolifera var. obovata J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: ["ad litt. arenosa Insulae St. John" U.S. Virgin Islands]; (Boisset & Ferrer-Gallego 2015: 154) Lectotype: A. Sandoe Oerstedt; LD; LD-Ag-16391 (Boisset & Ferrer-Gallego 2015: 154)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 September 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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