Esper, E.J.C. (1800), Icones Fucorum cum characteribus systematicis, synonymis auctorum et descriptionibus novarum specierum Edn. 1st: 167-168, pl. LXXXVIII [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: .... der Ca[o]rallina opuntia aus den Malabarischen kusten, ...

Lamouroux, J.V. (1809), Memoire sur les Caulerpes, nouveau genre de la famille des Algues marines. Journal de Botanique (Desvaux) 2: 332 [basionym]

basionym of: Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamour. legitimate

Weber-van Bosse, A.A. (1898), Monographie des Caulerpes. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 15: 370 [basionym]

basionym of: Caulerpa racemosa var. chemnitzia (Esper) Weber Bosse legitimate

Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [secondary reference]

Huisman, J.M. (2000), Marine Plants of Australia: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Caulerpa racemosa var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Eubank legitimate

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]

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