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Caulerpa J.V.Lamouroux, 1809

143816 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143816)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Chlorophyta (Phylum (Division))
  5. Chlorophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  6. Ulvophyceae (Class)
  7. Bryopsidales (Order)
  8. Caulerpaceae (Family)
  9. Caulerpa (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Caulerpaceae Kützing, 1843

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  1. Species Caulerpa agardhii Weber-van Bosse, 1898
  2. Species Caulerpa alternans Womersley, 1956
  3. Species Caulerpa ambigua Okamura, 1897
  4. Species Caulerpa andamanensis (W.R.Taylor) Draisma, Prudhomme & Sauvage, 2014
  5. Species Caulerpa antoensis Yamada, 1940
  6. Species Caulerpa articulata Harvey, 1855
  7. Species Caulerpa ashmeadii Harvey, 1858
  8. Species Caulerpa bartoniae G.Murray, 1896
  9. Species Caulerpa bikinensis W.R.Taylor, 1950
  10. Species Caulerpa biserrulata Sonder, 1871
  11. Species Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860
  12. Species Caulerpa brownii (C.Agardh) Endlicher, 1843
  13. Species Caulerpa buginensis E.Verheij & Prud'homme van Reine, 1993
  14. Species Caulerpa cactoides (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817
  15. Species Caulerpa carruthersii G.Murray, 1893 †
  16. Species Caulerpa chamnitzia
  17. Species Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
  18. Species Caulerpa cliftonii Harvey, 1863
  19. Species Caulerpa constricta I.R.Price, J.M.Huisman & M.A.Borowitzka, 1998
  20. Species Caulerpa coppejansii G.Belton & Prud'homme, 2019
  21. Species Caulerpa corynephora Montagne, 1842
  22. Species Caulerpa crispata (Harvey) G.Belton & Gurgel, 2019
  23. Species Caulerpa cupressoides (Vahl) C.Agardh, 1817
  24. Species Caulerpa cylindracea Sonder, 1845
  25. Species Caulerpa denticulata Decaisne, 1841
  26. Species Caulerpa dichotoma Svedelius, 1906
  27. Species Caulerpa diligulata Kraft & A.J.K.Millar, 2000
  28. Species Caulerpa ellistoniae Womersley, 1955
  29. Species Caulerpa elongata Weber Bosse, 1898
  30. Species Caulerpa falcifolia Harvey & Bailey, 1851
  31. Species Caulerpa faridii Nizamuddin, 1964
  32. Species Caulerpa fastigiata Montagne, 1837
  33. Species Caulerpa fergusonii G.Murray, 1891
  34. Species Caulerpa filicoides Yamada, 1936
  35. Species Caulerpa filiformis (Suhr) Hering, 1841
  36. Species Caulerpa flagelliformis
  37. Species Caulerpa flexilis J.V.Lamouroux ex C.Agardh, 1823
  38. Species Caulerpa floridana W.R.Taylor, 1960
  39. Species Caulerpa freycinettii
  40. Species Caulerpa geminata Harvey, 1855
  41. Species Caulerpa gracilis (Zan.) Web. V. B.
  42. Species Caulerpa hedleyi Weber-van Bosse, 1910
  43. Species Caulerpa heterophylla I.R.Price, J.M.Huisman & M.A.Borowitzka, 1998
  44. Species Caulerpa hodgkinsoniae J.Agardh, 1887
  45. Species Caulerpa holmesiana G.Murray, 1891
  46. Species Caulerpa integerrima (Zanardini) M.J.Wynne, Verbruggen & D.L.Angel, 2009
  47. Species Caulerpa juniperoides J.Agardh, 1873
  48. Species Caulerpa kempfii A.B.Joly & S.M.B.Pereira, 1975
  49. Species Caulerpa laetivirens
  50. Species Caulerpa lagara Carruthers, Walker & Huisman, 1993
  51. Species Caulerpa lamourouxii (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817
  52. Species Caulerpa lanuginosa J.Agardh, 1873
  53. Species Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh, 1837
  54. Species Caulerpa lessonii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828
  55. Species Caulerpa longifolia C.Agardh, 1823
  56. Species Caulerpa lucasii Prud'homme, Draisma & G.Belton, 2019
  57. Species Caulerpa macra (Weber-van Bosse) Draisma & Prud'homme, 2014
  58. Species Caulerpa macrodisca Decaisne, 1842
  59. Species Caulerpa manorensis Nizamuddin, 1964
  60. Species Caulerpa matsueana Yamada, 1940
  61. Species Caulerpa megadisca G.S.Belton & C.F.D.Gurgel, 2014
  62. Species Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing, 1849
  63. Species Caulerpa microphysa (Weber Bosse) Feldmann, 1955
  64. Species Caulerpa muelleri Sonder, 1853
  65. Species Caulerpa murrayi Weber Bosse, 1898
  66. Species Caulerpa nummularia Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873
  67. Species Caulerpa obscura Sonder, 1845
  68. Species Caulerpa occidentalis (J. Ag.) Boergs.
  69. Species Caulerpa okamurae Weber Bosse, 1897
  70. Species Caulerpa oligophylla Montagne, 1842
  71. Species Caulerpa opposita Coppejans & Meinesz, 1988
  72. Species Caulerpa papillosa J.Agardh, 1873
  73. Species Caulerpa parvifolia Harvey, 1860
  74. Species Caulerpa parvula Svedelius, 1906
  75. Species Caulerpa paspaloides (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Greville, 1830
  76. Species Caulerpa pennata J.Agardh, 1873
  77. Species Caulerpa pinnata C.Agardh, 1817
  78. Species Caulerpa plumulifera Zanardini, 1878
  79. Species Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskål) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
  80. Species Caulerpa pusilla (Kützing) J.Agardh, 1873
  81. Species Caulerpa qureshii Nizamuddin, 1964
  82. Species Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
  83. Species Caulerpa remotifolia Sonder, 1853
  84. Species Caulerpa reniformis G.R.South & Skelton, 2003
  85. Species Caulerpa reyesii Meñez & Calumpong, 1982
  86. Species Caulerpa scalpelliformis (R.Brown ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1817
  87. Species Caulerpa sedoides C.Agardh, 1817
  88. Species Caulerpa selago (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817
  89. Species Caulerpa serrulata (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1837
  90. Species Caulerpa sertularioides (S.G.Gmelin) M.Howe, 1905
  91. Species Caulerpa seuratii Weber-van Bosse, 1910
  92. Species Caulerpa simpliciuscula (R.Brown ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1823
  93. Species Caulerpa spathulata Womersley & A.Bailey, 1970
  94. Species Caulerpa subserrata Okamura, 1897
  95. Species Caulerpa taxifolia (M.Vahl) C.Agardh, 1817
  96. Species Caulerpa tongaensis Papenfuss, 1943
  97. Species Caulerpa trifaria Harvey, 1863
  98. Species Caulerpa turbinata (J. Ag.) Eubank
  99. Species Caulerpa urvilleana Montagne, 1845
  100. Species Caulerpa veravalensis Thivy & V.D.Chauhan, 1963
  101. Species Caulerpa verticillata J.Agardh, 1847
  102. Species Caulerpa vesiculifera (Harvey) Harvey, 1863
  103. Species Caulerpa vickersiae Børgesen, 1911
  104. Species Caulerpa vieillardii Kützing, 1863
  105. Species Caulerpa vitifolia (Bonpland) J.V.Lamouroux
  106. Species Caulerpa webbiana Montagne, 1837
  107. Species Caulerpa wysorii T.Sauvage & M.J.Wynne, 2021
  108. Species Caulerpa zeyheri Kützing, 1857
  109. Species Caulerpa laetevirens Montagne, 1842 accepted as Caulerpa chemnitzia var. laetevirens (Montagne) Fernández-García & Riosmena-Rodriguez, 2017 (synonym)
  110. Species Caulerpa ollivieri Dostál, 1929 accepted as Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskål) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
  111. Species Caulerpa peltata J.V.Lamouroux, 1809 accepted as Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
marine, brackish
Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1809). Observations sur la physiologie des algues marines, et description de cinq nouveaux genres de cette famille. <em>Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris.</em> 1(20): 330-333., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31775125
page(s): 332 [details] 
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Caulerpa J.V.Lamouroux, 1809. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143816 on 2026-08-08
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Caulerpa J.V.Lamouroux, 1809. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143816 on 2026-08-08
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2009-01-23 06:56:56Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2012-07-04 13:40:04Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2024-01-29 08:18:40Z
changed
Guiry, Michael D.

original description Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1809). Observations sur la physiologie des algues marines, et description de cinq nouveaux genres de cette famille. <em>Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris.</em> 1(20): 330-333., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31775125
page(s): 332 [details] 

basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details] 

additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details] 
 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caulerpa) 
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Caulerpa-Bocas-2 (1).JPG) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caulerpa-Bocas-2 (2).JPG) 
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