Caulerpa cupressoides f. elegans (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Weber Bosse 1898

Publication Details
Caulerpa cupressoides f. elegans (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Weber Bosse 1898: 336, pl. XXVII [27]: figs 8, 9 (as 'var. lycopodium f. elegans ')

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 currently regarded as a synonym of Caulerpa cupressoides var. elegans (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Børgesen.

Source of Synonymy
Belton, G.S., Huisman, J.M. & Gurgel, C.F.D. (2015). Caulerpaceae. In: Algae of Australia: marine benthic algae of north-western Australia. 1. Green and brown algae. (Huisman, J.M. Eds), pp. 75-102. Canberra & Melbourne: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing.

Basionym
Caulerpa plumaris var. elegans P.Crouan & H.Crouan

Type Information
Type locality: Guadeloupe, West Indies; (Silva & al. 1996: 818)

Origin of Species Name
(Latin), cypress-like or resembling cypress

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 March 2022

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Taxonomic note
Taylor (1945) cites his record as Caulerpa cupressoides v. Lycopodium near f. elegans Weber-van Bosse. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 July 2025

 
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