Chauvinia obscura (Sonder) Trevisan 1849

Publication Details
Chauvinia obscura (Sonder) Trevisan 1849: 139

Published in: Trevisan [de Saint-Léon], V.B.A. (1849). Caulerpearum sciagraphia. Linnaea 22(2): 129-144.

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Publication date: June 1849

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chauvinia is Chauvinia coriifolia (Harvey) Harvey.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caulerpa obscura Sonder.

Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1956). A critical survey of the marine algae of Southern Australia. I. Chlorophyta. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7: 343-383.

Basionym
Caulerpa obscura Sonder

Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 827) Type: Preiss; (Womersley 1984: 265) Notes: Not located in MEL (Womersley, 1984: 265).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dark, shady, indisctinct (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 May 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025

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