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Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux, 1809 
AphiaID: 143816

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Viridaeplantae (Subkingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Bryopsidophyceae (Class) > Bryopsidales (Order) > Caulerpaceae (Family)
Status accepted
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Rank Genus
Parent Caulerpaceae Kützing, 1843
Synonymised
taxa
  Chauvinia Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828 (synonym)
Herpochaeta Montagne, 1843
Sources  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]

basis of record: Silva, C., P. Basson & R. Moe (1996). Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Volume 79 of University of California Publications in Botany (ISBN 0-520-09810-2). [details]

additional source: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

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 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
Environment marine
Distribution Kenya [details]
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Notes  Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Remark: The species of this genus have been placed in the family Siphonales by Isaac <309>. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143816
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux, 1809. 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=143816 on 2013-05-24
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