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Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873 
AphiaID: 144472

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Viridaeplantae (Subkingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Bryopsidales (Order) > Caulerpaceae (Family) > Caulerpa (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux, 1809
Synonymised
taxa
  Caulerpa clavifera (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817 (synonym)
Caulerpa clavifera var. uvifera (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1823 (synonym)
Caulerpa feldmannii Rayss & Edelstein, 1960
Caulerpa obtusa J.V.Lamouroux, 1809 (synonym)
Caulerpa racemosa f. requienii (Montagne) Weber van Bosse, 1913 (synonym)
Caulerpa racemosa var. clavifera (Turner) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 (synonym)
Caulerpa racemosa var. disticha V.J.Chapman, 1977 (synonym)
Caulerpa racemosa var. uvifera (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1873 (synonym)
Caulerpa uvifera C.Agardh, 1817 (synonym)
Chauvinia clavifera (Turner) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1829
Chauvinia clavifera var. uvifera (C.Agardh) Kützing (synonym)
Fucus clavifer Turner, 1807
Fucus racemosus Forsskål, 1775
Fucus uvifer Turner, 1811
Sources  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]

basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

additional source: 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]

additional source: Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 43: 419-453 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Fredericq, S., T. O. Cho, S. A. Earle, C. F. Gurgel, D. M. Krayesky, L. E. Mateo-Cid, A. C. Mendoza-González, J. N. Norris, and A. M. Suárez. 2009. Seaweeds of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 187–259 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. I. Biodiversity, pp. 187-259. Texas A&M Univ. Press. [details]

basis of record (from synonym): Isaac, W.E. (1967). Marine Botany of the Kenya Coast 1. A First List of Kenya Marine Algae. Journal of East Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. XXXVI 2 (114): 75 - 84. [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English sea grapes  [details]
French caulerpe à billes  [details]
French caulerpe raisin  [details]
All child
taxa

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 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
Environment marine
Distribution Aldabra [details]
Atlantic [details]
Djibouti [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Gulf of Mexico [details]
Indian Ocean [details]
Italy [details]
Kenya [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
Mozambique [details]
Reunion [details]
Seychelles [details]
South Africa [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Tanzania [details]
Venezuela [details]
Specimens  Nontype: GENT MX0174, locality Canal de Boca Chica (Pacific Ocean , Mexico) [details]
Nontype: GENT MX0317, locality The Aquarium (Pacific Ocean , Mexico) [details]
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Notes  Habitat: Known from rocky shores and seagrass beds. [details]

Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Remark: This is a very variable species; 8 varieties have been listed by Isaac, 1967<309>. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144472
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Guiry, Michael D.
2010-12-13 10:09:16Z  changed  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873. 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=144472 on 2013-06-19
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