Murray, G. (1887), Catalogue of the Ceylon algae in the Herbarium of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20: 37 [nom. nov.]

Cribb, A.B. (1985), Marine algae of the Cape Tribulation area. Queensland Naturalist 26: 26 [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: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Chauvinia imbricata Kjellm. nom. inval., nom. nud. nomenclatural synonym: Caulerpa racemosa var. imbricata (G.Murray) Eubank legitimate

• APC Comment: ABRS (2011) uses this taxon concept.

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

• Comment: This is a new name for Chauvinia imbricata Kjellman non (Areschoug) Harvey. Benzie et al 1997 J. Phycology 33(3): 501 indicate that species status is warranted for this taxon.
• Comment: Data taken from the future 'Algae of Australia' account of Caulerpa by Ian Price.
• AMANI dist.: Queensland (Dampierian, Great Barrier Reef). World: Sri Lanka.

Price, I.R. (2011), A taxonomic revision of the marine green algal genera Caulerpa and Caulerpella (Chlorophyta, Caulerpaceae) in northern (tropical and subtropical) Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 24: 192 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Caulerpa racemosa var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Eubank legitimate by Cribb, A.B. (1985), Marine algae of the Cape Tribulation area. Queensland Naturalist 26: 26

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