WoRMS taxon details
Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskål) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
144471 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144471)
accepted
Species
Caulerpa ocellata Lamouroux, 1809 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caulerpa ollivieri Dostál, 1929 · unaccepted
Fucus prolifer Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
marine, brackish
Not documented
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:77163
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:77163 [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 prolifera (Forsskål) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144471 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Caulerpa ollivieri Dostál, 1929) Dostál, R. (1929). Caulerpa ollivieri n. sp., la seconde espèce Européene des Caulerpacées. Bulletin de la Institute Océanographique de Monaco, 531: 1-12. [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]
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]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Schneider, C. W. (2003). An annotated checklist and bibliography of the marine macroalgae of the Bermuda Islands. Nova Hedwigia, 76(3-4): 275-361, available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/0029-5035/2003/0076-0275 [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]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
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]
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]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:77163 [details]
Published in AlgaeBase 
(from synonym Caulerpa ollivieri Dostál, 1929)
Published in AlgaeBase
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Fucus prolifer Forsskål, 1775)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Caulerpa ocellata Lamouroux, 1809)
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (314 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caulerpa prolifera)
To GenBank (109 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Caulerpa prolifera (Forssk.) J.V.Lamour.; Type; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4829984)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caulerpa prolifera 64379a.JPG)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caulerpa prolifera 64379f.JPG)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Caulerpa ollivieri Dostál, 1929)
To ITIS
(from synonym Caulerpa ollivieri Dostál, 1929)Published in AlgaeBase
Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Fucus prolifer Forsskål, 1775)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Caulerpa ocellata Lamouroux, 1809)To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (314 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caulerpa prolifera)
To GenBank (109 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Caulerpa prolifera (Forssk.) J.V.Lamour.; Type; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4829984)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caulerpa prolifera 64379a.JPG)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caulerpa prolifera 64379f.JPG)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Caulerpa ollivieri Dostál, 1929)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
