Sonder, O.W. (1845), Nova Algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Preiss, Ph.Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3: 50 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: No type statement is found in Sonder 1845.
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Melbourne: 516014

Kützing [Kuetzing], F.T. (1849), Species Algarum [i]-vi, [1]-922: 498 [basionym]

basionym of: Chauvinia cylindracea (Sond.) Kütz. legitimate

Trevisan de Saint-Leon, V.B.A. (1849), Caulerpearum sciagraphia. Linnaea 22: 144 [basionym]

basionym of: Ahnfeldtia cylindracea (Sond.) Trevis. legitimate

Weber-van Bosse, A.A. (1898), Monographie des Caulerpes. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 15: 366 [basionym]

basionym of: Caulerpa racemosa f. cylindracea (Sond.) 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: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Caulerpa racemosa f. cylindracea (Sond.) Weber Bosse legitimate

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

• Comment: Sonder 1846 'Pl. Preiss.' p. 151 states 'Ad litus Novae Hollandiae occidentale. Herb. preiss. No. 2485.' Silva et al indicate this name is a heterotypic synonym of C. peltata. Data taken from unpublished manuscript by Dr. Ian Price indicating that this represents an heterotypic synonym of C. racemosa var. laetevirens. Type data taken from Price manuscript

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