Corradoria distichophylla (Sonder) Trevisan

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom Chlorophyta infrakingdom
Phylum Chlorophyta
Subphylum Chlorophytina
Class Ulvophyceae
Order Bryopsidales
Family Caulerpaceae
Genus Corradoria

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Cape Peron, Western Australia. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.

Charaki, off the east coast of Rhodes at 15 m depth. 04 Jun 2014. Frithjof Kuepper. © Frithjof Kuepper (fkuepper@abdn.ac.uk).

Charaki, off the east coast of Rhodes at 15 m depth. 17 Jun 2014. Frithjof Kuepper. © Frithjof Kuepper (fkuepper@abdn.ac.uk).

Map Reef, near Yanchep, Western Australia.. John Huisman. © John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au).

Caulerpa distichophylla Sonder Map Reef, near Yanchep, Western Australia.
© John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)

Publication details
Corradoria distichophylla (Sonder) Trevisan 1849: 134

Type species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Procaccini

Basionym
Caulerpa distichophylla Sonder

Type information
Type locality: Western Australia (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 818). Holotype: Preiss; MEL 503814 (Womersley 1984: 258). Notes: According to Womersley (1984:258) the type locality is probably near Fremantle.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.

Source of current name
Jongma, D.N., Campo, D., Dattolo, E., D'Esposito, D., Duchi, A., Grewe, P., Huisman, J., Verlaque, M., Yokes, M.B. & Procaccini, G. (2013). Identity and origin of a slender Caulerpa taxifolia strain introduced into the Mediterranean Sea. Botanica Marina 56(1): 27-39.

Key references
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: 1-1259.

Created: 16 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 17 April 2013 by Wendy Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2019.