Wittrock, V.B. & Nordstedt, C.F.O. (1880), Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae: no. 346 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Ceylon: Point de Galle, in Halimeda multicauli epiphytica 18 19/12 79.

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]

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: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Caulerpa imbricata G.Murray legitimate

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

• Comment: This type statement taken from Wittrock & Nordstedt 1880 Bot. Not 18880(4):117. Kjellman's description represents the protologue for Caulerpa imbricata Murray. Chauvinia imbricata Kjellman is a later homonym of Chauvinia imbricata (Areschoug) Harvey.

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