Lamouroux, J.V. (1812), Extrait d'un memoire sur la classification des polypiers coralligenes non entierement pierreux. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique de Paris 3: 302 [basionym]

basionym of: Caulerpa obscura f. sonderi (F.Muell.) Weber Bosse legitimate

Sonder, O.W. (1853), Plantae Muellerianae: Algae. Linnaea 25: 661 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Ad litus peninsulae Lefebre, Julio.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Melbourne: [Accession No. unknown]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1956), A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. I. Chlorophyta. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7: - [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Caulerpa obscura Sond. legitimate

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

• Comment: Type in MEL, no data on type specimen in literature.

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