Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata (J.V.Lamouroux) Eubank 1944

Publication Details
Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata (J.V.Lamouroux) Eubank 1944: 349

Published in: Stephenson, T.A. (1944). The constitution of the intertidal fauna and flora of South Africa. Part II. Annals of the Natal Museum 10: 261-358, Plates XII-XIV.

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 chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux.

Source of Synonymy
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: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.

Basionym
Caulerpa peltata J.V.Lamouroux

Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. in Antillis" [Antilles, West Indies]; (Lamouroux 1809: 332)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with flowers borne in racemes.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 29 March 2017

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Nomenclatural note
Date: 1946: 421-422, fig. 2, r-s (Belton et al., 2014: 48); 1944: 349 (Silva et al. 1996: 829 and INA). However, it is noted in INA that the basionym was not cited in the 1944 publication but was in 1946: 421. - (27 March 2014) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic notes
See South & Skelton (2003) and John et al., (2003) . - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Verlaque et al. (2003) and Dawson & Mathieson (2008) cite this as current. - (28 June 2012) - G.M. Guiry

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