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Caulerpaceae Kützing, 1843 
AphiaID: 143668

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Viridaeplantae (Subkingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Bryopsidophyceae (Class) > Bryopsidales (Order)
Status accepted
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Parent Bryopsidales
Source  basis of record: Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS[details]

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 Genus Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux, 1809
  » Species Caulerpa agardhii Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa alternans Womersley, 1956
» Species Caulerpa antoensis Yamada, 1940
» Species Caulerpa articulata Harvey, 1855
» Species Caulerpa ashmeadii Harvey, 1858
» Species Caulerpa bartoniae G.Murray, 1896
» Species Caulerpa bikinensis W.R.Taylor, 1950
» Species Caulerpa biserrulata Sonder, 1871
» Species Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860
  » Variety Caulerpa brachypus var. brasiliana A.B.Joly & Semir
» Variety Caulerpa brachypus var. nordestina A.B.Joly & Semir
» Forma Caulerpa brachypus f. exposita Børgesen, 1951 accepted as Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860
» Forma Caulerpa brachypus f. parvifolia (Harvey) A.B.Cribb, 1958 (unaccepted, synonym)
» Variety Caulerpa brachypus var. mauritiana (Børgesen) Børgesen, 1948 accepted as Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860
» Species Caulerpa brownii (C.Agardh) Endlicher, 1843
  » Variety Caulerpa brownii var. selaginoides
  » Forma Caulerpa brownii var. selaginoides f. laxa V.J.Chapman, 1956
» Species Caulerpa buginensis E.Verheij & Prud'homme van Reine, 1993
» Species Caulerpa cactoides (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817
  » Variety Caulerpa cactoides var. gracilis G.Murray, 1891 accepted as Caulerpa cactoides (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817
» Species Caulerpa carruthersii G.Murray, 1893 †
» Species Caulerpa cliftonii Harvey, 1863
» Species Caulerpa constricta I.R.Price, J.M.Huisman & M.A.Borowitzka, 1998
» Species Caulerpa corynephora Montagne, 1842
  » Forma Caulerpa corynephora f. complanata (J.Agardh) Svedelius, 1906 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa f. complanata (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa cupressoides (West) C.Agardh, 1817
  » Forma Caulerpa cupressoides f. amicorum (Harvey) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa cupressoides f. denudata Weber-van Bosse, 1908
» Forma Caulerpa cupressoides f. disticha Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa cupressoides f. gardineri Weber-van Bosse, 1908
» Forma Caulerpa cupressoides f. mamillosa
» Forma Caulerpa cupressoides f. nuda Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa cupressoides var. ericifolia (Turner) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa cupressoides var. flabellata Børgesen, 1907
» Variety Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium Weber-van Bosse, 1898
  » Forma Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium f. alternifolia (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium f. amicorum Weber-van Bosse
» Forma Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium f. elegans (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium f. intermedia Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa cupressoides var. mamillosa (Montagne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa cupressoides var. plumarioides Børgesen, 1907
» Variety Caulerpa cupressoides var. serrata (Kützing) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa cupressoides var. turneri Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa cupressoides var. urvilleana (Montagne) L.J.Hodgson, Pham Huu Tri, Lewmanomont & McDermid, 2004
» Variety Caulerpa cupressoides var. disticha Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa cupressoides f. disticha Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa dichotoma Svedelius, 1906
» Species Caulerpa diligulata Kraft & A.J.K.Millar, 2000
» Species Caulerpa distichophylla Sonder, 1845
» Species Caulerpa ellistoniae Womersley, 1955
» Species Caulerpa elongata Weber-van Bosse, 1898
  » Forma Caulerpa elongata f. disticha W.R.Taylor, 1950
» Species Caulerpa falcifolia Harvey & Bailey, 1851
» Species Caulerpa faridii Nizamuddin, 1964
» Species Caulerpa fastigiata Montagne, 1837
  » Forma Caulerpa fastigiata f. delicatula Thivy & Visalakshmi, 1966
» Forma Caulerpa fastigiata f. minor Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa fastigiata var. confervoides P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan ex Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa fastigiata Montagne, 1837
» Species Caulerpa fergusonii G.Murray, 1891
» Species Caulerpa filicoides Yamada, 1936
  » Variety Caulerpa filicoides var. andamanensis W.R.Taylor, 1966
» Species Caulerpa filiformis (Suhr) Hering, 1841
  » Variety Caulerpa filiformis var. latior K.Hering, 1846
» Variety Caulerpa filiformis var. palmata Hering, 1846
» Species Caulerpa flexilis J.V.Lamouroux ex C.Agardh, 1823
  » Variety Caulerpa flexilis var. muelleri (Sonder) Womersley, 1956
» Species Caulerpa floridana W.R.Taylor, 1960
» Species Caulerpa freycinettii
  » Variety Caulerpa freycinettii var. pectinata Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa serrulata var. pectinata (Weber-van Bosse) W.R.Taylor, 1960
» Species Caulerpa gracilis (Zan.) Web. V. B.
» Species Caulerpa harveyi F.Müller ex Harvey, 1859
  » Variety Caulerpa harveyi var. crispata Harvey, 1859 accepted as Caulerpa longifolia f. crispata (Harvey) Womersley, 1950
» Species Caulerpa hedleyi Weber-van Bosse, 1910
» Species Caulerpa heterophylla I.R.Price, J.M.Huisman & M.A.Borowitzka, 1998
» Species Caulerpa hodkinsoniae J.Agardh, 1887
» Species Caulerpa holmesiana G.Murray, 1891
» Species Caulerpa imbricata G.Murray, 1887
  » Forma Caulerpa imbricata f. minor Svedelius, 1906
» Forma Caulerpa imbricata f. mixta Svedelius, 1906
» Species Caulerpa integerrima (Zanardini) M.J.Wynne, Verbruggen & D.L.Angel, 2009
» Species Caulerpa juniperoides J.Agardh, 1873
» Species Caulerpa kempfii A.B.Joly & S.M.B.Pereira, 1975
» Species Caulerpa lagara Carruthers, Walker & Huisman, 1993
» Species Caulerpa lanuginosa J.Agardh, 1873
  » Variety Caulerpa lanuginosa var. delicatula (Grunow) P.C.Silva, 1996
» Species Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh, 1837
  » Variety Caulerpa lentillifera var. compacta Trono & Ang, 1982
» Forma Caulerpa lentillifera f. parvula Børgesen, 1949 accepted as Caulerpa microphysa (Weber-van Bosse) Feldmann, 1955
» Variety Caulerpa lentillifera var. kilneri (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh, 1837
» Variety Caulerpa lentillifera var. longistipitata Weber-van Bosse, 1901 accepted as Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh, 1837
» Species Caulerpa lessonii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828
  » Forma Caulerpa lessonii f. tuticorinensis Svedelius, 1906
» Species Caulerpa longifolia C.Agardh, 1823
  » Forma Caulerpa longifolia f. crispata (Harvey) Womersley, 1950
» Species Caulerpa manorensis Nizamuddin, 1964
» Species Caulerpa matsueana Yamada, 1940
» Species Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing, 1849
  » Forma Caulerpa mexicana f. exposita (Børgesen) Coppejans, 2004
» Forma Caulerpa mexicana f. indica M.Umamaheswara Rao
» Forma Caulerpa mexicana f. laxior (Weber-van Bosse) W.R.Taylor, 1960
» Forma Caulerpa mexicana f. pectinata (Kützing) W.R.Taylor, 1960
» Forma Caulerpa mexicana f. vietnamica Pham-Hoàng Hô, 1966
» Variety Caulerpa mexicana var. pluriseriata W.R.Taylor, 1975
» Species Caulerpa microphysa (Weber-van Bosse) Feldmann, 1955
» Species Caulerpa murrayi Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa nummularia Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873
» Species Caulerpa obscura Sonder, 1845
  » Forma Caulerpa obscura f. sonderi (Mueller) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa obscura Sonder, 1845
» Species Caulerpa occidentalis (J. Ag.) Boergs.
» Species Caulerpa okamurae Weber-van Bosse, 1897
  » Forma Caulerpa okamurae f. oligophylla Okamura
» Species Caulerpa oligophylla Montagne, 1842
» Species Caulerpa ollivieri Dostál, 1929
» Species Caulerpa opposita Coppejans & Meinesz, 1988
» Species Caulerpa papillosa J.Agardh, 1873
» Species Caulerpa parvula Svedelius, 1906
» Species Caulerpa paspaloides (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Greville, 1830
  » Forma Caulerpa paspaloides f. flabellata Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa paspaloides f. phleoides (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa paspaloides f. phyllaphlaston (G.Murray) Weber-van Bosse
» Variety Caulerpa paspaloides var. compressa (Weber-van Bosse) M.A.Howe, 1920
» Variety Caulerpa paspaloides var. laxa Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa paspaloides var. minima Humm & S.E.Taylor, 1961
» Variety Caulerpa paspaloides var. wurdemannii Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa paspaloides f. compressa Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa paspaloides var. compressa (Weber-van Bosse) M.A.Howe, 1920
» Variety Caulerpa paspaloides var. phleoides (Bory) J.Agardh accepted as Caulerpa paspaloides f. phleoides (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa peltata J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
  » Variety Caulerpa peltata var. exigua Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa peltata var. stellata (Harvey ex J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa peltata f. exigua (Weber-van Bosse) Reinke, 1900 accepted as Caulerpa peltata var. exigua Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa peltata f. imbricata (G.Murray) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa imbricata G.Murray, 1887
» Variety Caulerpa peltata var. nummularia (Harvey ex J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa nummularia Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873
» Species Caulerpa pickeringii Harvey & Bailey, 1851
» Species Caulerpa pinnata C.Agardh, 1817
  » Forma Caulerpa pinnata f. laxior Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa mexicana f. laxior (Weber-van Bosse) W.R.Taylor, 1960
» Forma Caulerpa pinnata f. mexicana (Sonder ex Kützing) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing, 1849
» Forma Caulerpa pinnata f. pectinata (Kützing) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa mexicana f. pectinata (Kützing) W.R.Taylor, 1960
» Species Caulerpa plumulifera Zanardini, 1878
» Species Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskål) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
  » Forma Caulerpa prolifera f. obovata J.Agardh
» Forma Caulerpa prolifera f. zosterifolia Børgesen
» Species Caulerpa pusilla (Kützing) J.Agardh, 1873
  » Variety Caulerpa pusilla var. mucronata A.B.Joly & Sazima
» Species Caulerpa qureshii Nizamuddin, 1964
» Species Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
  » Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. complanata (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. compressa Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. condensata Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. laxa (Greville) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. reducta Børgesen, 1907
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. remota (Svedelius) Coppejans, 2009
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. semifalcata V.D.Chauhan & Thivy, 1965
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. simplicissima Børgesen, 1949
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque, 2003
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. gracilis (Zanardini) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. imbricata (Kjellman) Eubank
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. intermediata P.Anand, 1938
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii (Turner) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
  » Forma Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii f. intermedia W.R.Taylor, 1950
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii f. requienii (Montagne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. macra Weber-van Bosse, 1913
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) W.R.Taylor, 1928
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. occidentalis (J.Agardh) Børgesen, 1907
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Eubank, 1946
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. macra accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque, 2003
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) Svedelius, 1906 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) W.R.Taylor, 1928
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. microphysa Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa microphysa (Weber-van Bosse) Feldmann, 1955
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. occidentalis (J.Agardh) Nizamuddin, 1964 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. occidentalis (J.Agardh) Børgesen, 1907
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. requienii (Montagne) Weber van Bosse, 1913 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. turbinata (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. chemnitzia (Esper) Weber-Van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. chemnitzia (Esper) Weber-Van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Eubank, 1946
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. clavifera (Turner) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
  » Forma Caulerpa racemosa var. clavifera f. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) W.R.Taylor, 1928
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. corynephora (Montagne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa corynephora Montagne, 1842
  » Forma Caulerpa racemosa var. corynephora f. vietnamensis A.D.Zinova & N.H.Dinh, 1993
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. disticha V.J.Chapman, 1977 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. exigua (Weber-van Bosse) Eubank, 1946 accepted as Caulerpa peltata var. exigua Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. laetevirens (Montagne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa peltata J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
  » Forma Caulerpa racemosa var. laetevirens f. compressa W.R.Taylor, 1950
» Forma Caulerpa racemosa var. laetevirens f. cylindracea (Sonder) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque, 2003
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. microphysa (Weber-van Bosse) Reinke, 1900 accepted as Caulerpa microphysa (Weber-van Bosse) Feldmann, 1955
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. nummularia (Harvey ex J.Agardh) D.Dixit, 1926 accepted as Caulerpa nummularia Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata (J.V.Lamouroux) Eubank, 1944 accepted as Caulerpa peltata J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. uvifera (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
» Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. zeyheri (Kützing) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa zeyheri Kützing, 1857
» Species Caulerpa remotifolia Sonder, 1853
» Species Caulerpa reniformis G.R.South & Skelton, 2003
» Species Caulerpa reyesii Meñez & Calumpong, 1982
» Species Caulerpa scalpelliformis (R.Brown ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1817
  » Forma Caulerpa scalpelliformis f. dwarkensis Børgesen, 1932
» Variety Caulerpa scalpelliformis var. denticulata (Decaisne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa scalpelliformis var. intermedia Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa scalpelliformis f. denticulata (Decaisne) Svedelius, 1906 accepted as Caulerpa scalpelliformis var. denticulata (Decaisne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa scalpelliformis f. intermedia (Weber-van Bosse) Svedelius, 1906 accepted as Caulerpa scalpelliformis var. intermedia Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa sedoides C.Agardh, 1817
  » Forma Caulerpa sedoides f. crassicaulis (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa sedoides f. geminata (Harvey) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa sedoides f. mixta Svedelius, 1906
» Forma Caulerpa sedoides f. tasmanica Weber-van Bosse
» Variety Caulerpa sedoides var. tasmanica J.Agardh
» Variety Caulerpa sedoides var. crassicaulis J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa sedoides f. crassicaulis (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa sedoides var. geminata (Harvey) Harvey, 1859 accepted as Caulerpa sedoides f. geminata (Harvey) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa selago (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817
  » Variety Caulerpa selago var. brownii C.Agardh, 1823 accepted as Caulerpa brownii (C.Agardh) Endlicher, 1843
» Species Caulerpa serrulata (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1837
  » Forma Caulerpa serrulata f. angusta (Weber-van Bosse) Eubank, 1946
» Forma Caulerpa serrulata f. lata (Weber-van Bosse) C.K.Tseng, 1936
» Forma Caulerpa serrulata f. occidentalis (Weber-van Bosse) Yamada & Tanaka, 1938
» Forma Caulerpa serrulata f. spiralis (Weber-van Bosse) Gilbert, 1942
» Variety Caulerpa serrulata var. boryana (J.Agardh) Gilbert, 1942
  » Forma Caulerpa serrulata var. boryana f. longifolia Gilbert, 1942
» Forma Caulerpa serrulata var. boryana f. occidentalis (Weber-van Bosse) Yamada & Tanaka, 1938
» Variety Caulerpa serrulata var. hummii (Díaz-Piferrer) Farghaly, 1980
» Variety Caulerpa serrulata var. pectinata (Weber-van Bosse) W.R.Taylor, 1960
» Variety Caulerpa serrulata var. serrulata (Weber-van Bosse)
  » Forma Caulerpa serrulata var. serrulata f. torulosa (Weber-van Bosse) Coppejans, Leliaert & De Clerck, 2000
» Species Caulerpa sertularioides (S.G.Gmelin) M.A.Howe, 1905
  » Forma Caulerpa sertularioides f. brevipes (J.Agardh) Svedelius, 1906
» Forma Caulerpa sertularioides f. corymbosa W.R.Taylor, 1942
» Forma Caulerpa sertularioides f. farlowii (Weber-van Bosse) Børgesen, 1907
» Forma Caulerpa sertularioides f. flagellata (Weber-van Bosse) Weber-van Bosse, 1913
» Forma Caulerpa sertularioides f. longipes (J.Agardh) Collins, 1909
» Forma Caulerpa sertularioides f. longiseta (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Svedelius, 1906
» Forma Caulerpa sertularioides f. umbellata (Weber-van Bosse) Svedelius, 1906
» Variety Caulerpa sertularioides var. longiseta (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Svedelius, 1906
» Species Caulerpa seuratii Weber-van Bosse, 1910
» Species Caulerpa simpliciuscula (R.Brown ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1823
  » Variety Caulerpa simpliciuscula var. vesiculifera Harvey, 1859 accepted as Caulerpa vesiculifera (Harvey) Harvey, 1863
» Species Caulerpa spathulata Womersley & A.Bailey, 1970
» Species Caulerpa subserrata Okamura, 1897
» Species Caulerpa taxifolia (M.Vahl) C.Agardh, 1817
  » Forma Caulerpa taxifolia f. asplenoides (Greville) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa taxifolia f. interrupta Svedelius, 1906
» Forma Caulerpa taxifolia f. tristichophylla Svedelius, 1906
» Variety Caulerpa taxifolia var. crassifolia C.Agardh, 1823 accepted as Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing, 1849
» Species Caulerpa trifaria Harvey, 1863
» Species Caulerpa turbinata (J. Ag.) Eubank
» Species Caulerpa vanbossea Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924
» Species Caulerpa veravalensis Thivy & V.D.Chauhan, 1963
» Species Caulerpa verticillata J.Agardh, 1847
  » Forma Caulerpa verticillata f. charoides Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa verticillata f. acuta Yamada, 1934 accepted as Caulerpa filicoides Yamada, 1936
» Species Caulerpa vesiculifera (Harvey) Harvey, 1863
» Species Caulerpa webbiana Montagne, 1837
  » Forma Caulerpa webbiana f. disticha Vickers, 1896
» Forma Caulerpa webbiana f. divergens (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Forma Caulerpa webbiana f. elegans Yamada & Tanaka, 1938
» Forma Caulerpa webbiana f. tomentella (Harvey ex J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa webbiana var. pickeringii (Harvey & Bailey) Eubank, 1946
» Forma Caulerpa webbiana f. disticha Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa webbiana f. disticha Vickers, 1896
» Variety Caulerpa webbiana var. divergens J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa webbiana f. divergens (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa zeyheri Kützing, 1857
» Species Caulerpa acuta (Yamada) Yamada, 1944 accepted as Caulerpa filicoides Yamada, 1936
» Species Caulerpa alternifolia P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1865 accepted as Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium f. alternifolia (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa alternifolia J.Agardh, 1887 accepted as Caulerpa alternans Womersley, 1956
» Species Caulerpa ambigua Okamura, 1897 accepted as Caulerpella ambigua (Okamura) Prud'homme van Reine & Lokhorst, 1992
  » Variety Caulerpa ambigua var. luxurians (W.R.Taylor) Eubank, 1946 accepted as Caulerpella ambigua (Okamura) Prud'homme van Reine & Lokhorst, 1992
» Species Caulerpa amicorum Harvey, 1860 accepted as Caulerpa cupressoides f. amicorum (Harvey) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa anceps Harvey, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860
» Species Caulerpa annulata Lucas, 1931 accepted as Caulerpa hodkinsoniae J.Agardh, 1887
» Species Caulerpa arenicola W.R.Taylor, 1950 accepted as Caulerpa antoensis Yamada, 1940
» Species Caulerpa asplenioides Greville, 1853 accepted as Caulerpa taxifolia f. asplenoides (Greville) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa biloba Kempermann & Stegenga, 1983 accepted as Caulerpella ambigua (Okamura) Prud'homme van Reine & Lokhorst, 1992
» Species Caulerpa boryana J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa serrulata var. boryana (J.Agardh) Gilbert, 1942
» Species Caulerpa charoides (Weber-van Bosse) Thivy & Visalakshmi, 1963 accepted as Caulerpa verticillata f. charoides Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamououx, 1809 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Eubank, 1946
» Species Caulerpa clavifera (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
  » Forma Caulerpa clavifera f. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) Svedelius, 1906 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) W.R.Taylor, 1928
» Forma Caulerpa clavifera f. remota Svedelius, 1906 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa f. remota (Svedelius) Coppejans, 2009
» Variety Caulerpa clavifera var. gracilis Zanardini, 1851 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. gracilis (Zanardini) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa clavifera var. nudicaulis Zanardini, 1851 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii f. requienii (Montagne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa clavifera var. turbinata J.Agardh, 1837 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. chemnitzia (Esper) Weber-Van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa clavifera var. uvifera (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1823 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
» Species Caulerpa complanata J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa f. complanata (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa crassifolia (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing, 1849
  » Forma Caulerpa crassifolia f. exposita Børgesen, 1954 accepted as Caulerpa mexicana f. exposita (Børgesen) Coppejans, 2004
» Forma Caulerpa crassifolia f. mexicana (Sonder ex Kützing) J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing, 1849
» Forma Caulerpa crassifolia f. pectinata (Kützing) Collins, 1909 accepted as Caulerpa mexicana f. pectinata (Kützing) W.R.Taylor, 1960
» Species Caulerpa cylindracea Sonder, 1845 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque, 2003
  » Variety Caulerpa cylindracea var. laxa (Greville) J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa f. laxa (Greville) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa cylindracea var. macra Harvey, 1858 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque, 2003
» Species Caulerpa delicatula Grunow, 1888 accepted as Caulerpa lanuginosa var. delicatula (Grunow) P.C.Silva, 1996
» Species Caulerpa denticulata Decaisne, 1841 accepted as Caulerpa scalpelliformis var. denticulata (Decaisne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa ericifolia (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Caulerpa cupressoides var. ericifolia (Turner) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa ethelae Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa vesiculifera (Harvey) Harvey, 1863
» Species Caulerpa feldmannii Rayss & Edelstein, 1960 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
» Species Caulerpa fissidentoides Greville, 1853 accepted as Caulerpa lessonii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828
» Species Caulerpa freycinetii C.Agardh, 1823 accepted as Caulerpa serrulata (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1837
  » Forma Caulerpa freycinetii f. angusta Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa serrulata f. angusta (Weber-van Bosse) Eubank, 1946
» Forma Caulerpa freycinetii f. lata Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa serrulata f. lata (Weber-van Bosse) C.K.Tseng, 1936
» Forma Caulerpa freycinetii f. serrulata (Forsskål) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa serrulata (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1837
» Forma Caulerpa freycinetii f. spiralis Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa serrulata f. spiralis (Weber-van Bosse) Gilbert, 1942
» Variety Caulerpa freycinetii var. integerrima Zanardini, 1858 accepted as Caulerpa integerrima (Zanardini) M.J.Wynne, Verbruggen & D.L.Angel, 2009
» Variety Caulerpa freycinetii var. typica Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa freycinetii C.Agardh, 1823
» Species Caulerpa furcifolia J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1847 accepted as Caulerpa brownii (C.Agardh) Endlicher, 1843
» Species Caulerpa geminata Harvey, 1855 accepted as Caulerpa sedoides f. geminata (Harvey) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa harveyana accepted as Caulerpa mexicana Sonder ex Kützing, 1849
» Species Caulerpa hummii Díaz-Piferrer, 1969 accepted as Caulerpa serrulata var. hummii (Díaz-Piferrer) Farghaly, 1980
» Species Caulerpa hypnoides C.Agardh, 1823 accepted as Caulerpa flexilis J.V.Lamouroux ex C.Agardh, 1823
  » Variety Caulerpa hypnoides var. muelleri (Sonder) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa flexilis var. muelleri (Sonder) Womersley, 1956
» Species Caulerpa kilneri J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh, 1837
» Species Caulerpa laetevirens Montagne, 1842 accepted as Caulerpa peltata J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
» Species Caulerpa lamuginosa J. Ag. accepted as Caulerpa lanuginosa J.Agardh, 1873
» Species Caulerpa laxa Greville, 1853 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa f. laxa (Greville) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa ligulata Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa filiformis (Suhr) Hering, 1841
» Species Caulerpa longistipitata (Weber-van Bosse) Svedelius, 1906 accepted as Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh, 1837
» Species Caulerpa lycopodium C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Digenea simplex (Wulfen) C.Agardh, 1822
» Species Caulerpa lycopodium Harvey, 1858 accepted as Caulerpa lanuginosa J.Agardh, 1873
» Species Caulerpa lycopodium J.Agardh, 1847 accepted as Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium Weber-van Bosse, 1898
  » Variety Caulerpa lycopodium var. delicatula (Grunow) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa lanuginosa var. delicatula (Grunow) P.C.Silva, 1996
» Species Caulerpa macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) G.Murray, 1887 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) W.R.Taylor, 1928
» Species Caulerpa mamillosa Montagne, 1842 accepted as Caulerpa cupressoides var. mamillosa (Montagne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa mauritiana Børgesen, 1940 accepted as Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860
» Species Caulerpa muelleri Sonder, 1853 accepted as Caulerpa flexilis var. muelleri (Sonder) Womersley, 1956
» Species Caulerpa najadiformis Bory de Saint-Vincent ex Kützing, 1857 accepted as Caulerpa serrulata var. boryana (J.Agardh) Gilbert, 1942
» Species Caulerpa nummelaria Harvey ex J. Agardh accepted as Caulerpa nummularia Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873
» Species Caulerpa obtusa J.V.Lamouroux, 1809 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
» Species Caulerpa palmata Hering, 1841 accepted as Caulerpa filiformis var. palmata Hering, 1846
» Species Caulerpa parvifolia Harvey, 1860 accepted as Caulerpa brachypus f. parvifolia (Harvey) A.B.Cribb, 1958
» Species Caulerpa pectinata Kützing, 1849 accepted as Caulerpa mexicana f. pectinata (Kützing) W.R.Taylor, 1960
» Species Caulerpa plumaris (Forsskål) C.Agardh, 1823 accepted as Caulerpa sertularioides (S.G.Gmelin) M.A.Howe, 1905
  » Forma Caulerpa plumaris f. farlowii Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa sertularioides f. farlowii (Weber-van Bosse) Børgesen, 1907
» Forma Caulerpa plumaris f. umbellata Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa sertularioides f. umbellata (Weber-van Bosse) Svedelius, 1906
» Variety Caulerpa plumaris var. brevipes J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa sertularioides f. brevipes (J.Agardh) Svedelius, 1906
» Variety Caulerpa plumaris var. elegans P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1865 accepted as Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium f. elegans (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa plumaris var. longipes J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa sertularioides f. farlowii (Weber-van Bosse) Børgesen, 1907
» Variety Caulerpa plumaris var. longiseta Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828 accepted as Caulerpa sertularioides f. longiseta (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Svedelius, 1906
» Species Caulerpa serrata Kützing, 1857 accepted as Caulerpa cupressoides var. serrata (Kützing) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa simplex Levring, 1938 accepted as Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860
» Species Caulerpa sonderi F.Müller, 1853 accepted as Caulerpa obscura Sonder, 1845
» Species Caulerpa stahlii Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860
» Species Caulerpa stellata Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa peltata var. stellata (Harvey ex J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa tateyamaensis Yendo, 1903 accepted as Caulerpa okamurae f. oligophylla Okamura
» Species Caulerpa tenella Harvey, 1855 accepted as Caulerpa distichophylla Sonder, 1845
» Species Caulerpa tomentella Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa webbiana f. tomentella (Harvey ex J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa triangularis Mazé & Schramm, 1878 accepted as Caulerpa cupressoides (West) C.Agardh, 1817
» Species Caulerpa tristicha J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa urvilleana f. tristicha (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa urvilleana Montagne, 1845 accepted as Caulerpa cupressoides var. urvilleana (Montagne) L.J.Hodgson, Pham Huu Tri, Lewmanomont & McDermid, 2004
  » Forma Caulerpa urvilleana f. serrata (Sonder) Weber-van Bosse
» Forma Caulerpa urvilleana f. tristicha (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Caulerpa urvilleana var. vitiensis Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa uvifera C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
  » Forma Caulerpa uvifera f. compressa (Weber-van Bosse) Svedelius, 1906 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa f. compressa Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Caulerpa vickersiae Børgesen, 1911 accepted as Caulerpella ambigua (Okamura) Prud'homme van Reine & Lokhorst, 1992
  » Variety Caulerpa vickersiae var. furcifolia W.R.Taylor, 1933 accepted as Caulerpella ambigua (Okamura) Prud'homme van Reine & Lokhorst, 1992
» Variety Caulerpa vickersiae var. luxurians W.R.Taylor, 1928 accepted as Caulerpella ambigua (Okamura) Prud'homme van Reine & Lokhorst, 1992
Genus Caulerpella Prud’homme van Reine & Lokhorst, 1992
  » Species Caulerpella ambigua (Okamura) Prud'homme van Reine & Lokhorst, 1992

Genus Tricladia Decaisne, 1842 (nomen dubium)

Genus Ahnfeldtia Trevisan, 1849 (unaccepted)
  » Species Ahnfeldtia cactoides (Turner) Trevisan accepted as Caulerpa cactoides (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817
» Species Ahnfeldtia chemnitzia (Esper) Trevisan, 1849 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Eubank, 1946
» Species Ahnfeldtia corynephora (Montagne) Trevisan accepted as Caulerpa corynephora Montagne, 1842
» Species Ahnfeldtia cylindracea (Sonder) Trevisan, 1849 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque, 2003
» Species Ahnfeldtia cylindracea (Sonder) Trevisan, 1849 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque, 2003
» Species Ahnfeldtia lamourouxii (C.Agardh) Trevisan accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii (Turner) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Ahnfeldtia lentillifera (J.Agardh) Trevisan, 1849 accepted as Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh, 1837
» Species Ahnfeldtia oligophylla (Montagne) Trevisan accepted as Caulerpa oligophylla Montagne, 1842
» Species Ahnfeldtia simpliciuscula (R.Brown) Trevisan accepted as Caulerpa simpliciuscula (R.Brown ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1823
Genus Chauvinia Harvey, 1862 accepted as Chauviniella Papenfuss, 1956
  » Species Chauvinia clavifera (Turner) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1829 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
  » Forma Chauvinia clavifera f. nuda Kützing, 1857 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii f. requienii (Montagne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Chauvinia clavifera var. lamourouxii (Turner) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii (Turner) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Chauvinia clavifera var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. chemnitzia (Esper) Weber-Van Bosse, 1898
» Variety Chauvinia clavifera var. uvifera (C.Agardh) Kützing accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
» Species Chauvinia cylindracea (Sonder) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque, 2003
» Species Chauvinia hookeri (Lyall ex Harvey) Harvey, 1862 accepted as Laingia hookeri (Lyall ex Harvey) Kylin, 1929
» Species Chauvinia imbricata Kjellman, 1880 accepted as Caulerpa imbricata G.Murray, 1887
» Species Chauvinia indica Sonder ex Kützing, 1857 accepted as Caulerpa cupressoides (West) C.Agardh, 1817
» Species Chauvinia jadinii Børgesen, 1945 accepted as Chauviniella jadinii (Børgesen) Papenfuss, 1956
» Species Chauvinia macrophysa Sonder ex Kützing, 1857 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) W.R.Taylor, 1928
» Species Chauvinia mamillosa (Montagne) Trevisan, 1849 accepted as Caulerpa cupressoides var. mamillosa (Montagne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Chauvinia paspaloides Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828 accepted as Caulerpa paspaloides (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Greville, 1830
» Species Chauvinia pusilla (Kützing) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Caulerpa pusilla (Kützing) J.Agardh, 1873
» Species Chauvinia sedoides (C.Agardh) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1834 accepted as Caulerpa sedoides C.Agardh, 1817
» Species Chauvinia simpliciuscula (R.Brown ex Turner) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Caulerpa simpliciuscula (R.Brown ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1823
Genus Herpochaeta Montagne, 1843 accepted as Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux, 1809
  » Species Herpochaeta charoides Harvey, 1867 accepted as Caulerpa verticillata f. charoides Weber-van Bosse, 1898
» Species Herpochaeta fastigiata (Montagne) Montagne accepted as Caulerpa fastigiata Montagne, 1837
» Species Herpochaeta requienii Montagne, 1856 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii f. requienii (Montagne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Caulerpaceae. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143668 on 2013-05-24
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