Chauvinia obscura (Sonder) Trevisan 1849
Current name:
Caulerpa obscura Sonder
Rottnest Island, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
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.
Request PDFPublication 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.
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 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 April 2007
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 April 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
