Greville, R.K. (1853), Remarks on some algae belonging to the genus Caulerpa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History XII: 3, pl. II [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. in mari Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis ; Wight.

Weber-van Bosse, A.A. (1898), Monographie des Caulerpes. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 15: 367 [basionym]

basionym of: Caulerpa racemosa var. laxa (Grev.) Weber Bosse nom. illeg.

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 racemosa var. laxa (Grev.) Weber Bosse nom. illeg.

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

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