Caulerpa megadisca Belton & Gurgel 2014

Caulerpa megadisca Belton & Gurgel

Current name: Caulerpa megadisca Belton & Gurgel
North Direction Island, Lizard Island group, Queensland, Australia - 07 September 2010. Gareth Belton

Publication Details
Caulerpa megadisca Belton & Gurgel 2014: 50, fig. 9E

Published in: Belton, G.S., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F., Huisman, J.M., Draisma, S.G.A. & Gurgel, C.F.D. (2014). Resolving phenotypic plasticity and species designation in the morphology challenging Caulerpa racemosa-peltata complex (Caulerpaceae, Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 50(1): 32-54.

Publication date: 2014

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: North Direction Island, Lizard Island group, Queensland, Australia; (Belton et al. 2014: 50) Holotype: C.F.D. Gurgel and R.R.M. Dixon; 17 February 2009; 11 m depth; AD; AD-A90107a (Belton et al. 2014: 50, fig. 9E)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 March 2014 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 August 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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