Agardh, J.G. (1837), Novae species algarum, quas in itinere ad oras maris rubri collegit Eduardus Rueppell; cum observationibus nonnullis in species rariores antea cognitas. Museum Senckenbergianum. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte 2: 174 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Fucus serrulatus Forssk. legitimate

Kraft, G.T. (2007), Marine Benthic Algae of Lord Howe Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef, 1. Green Algae: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Fucus serrulatus Forssk. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caulerpa freycinetii C.Agardh legitimate

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

Kraft, G.T. (2007), Marine Benthic Algae of Lord Howe Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef, 1. Green Algae: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Caulerpa urvilleana Mont. legitimate by Agardh, J.G. (1837), Novae species algarum, quas in itinere ad oras maris rubri collegit Eduardus Rueppell; cum observationibus nonnullis in species rariores antea cognitas. Museum Senckenbergianum. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte 2: 174

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

• Comment: Price JCT specimens # A2758 & # A2762 are C. urvilleana.
• AMANI dist.: Western Australia (Houtman Abrolhos, Dampierian), Northern Territory (Dampierian), Queensland (Dampierian, Great Barrier Reef), Norfolk Island. World: Papua, Indian Ocean, SE Asia, Indonesia, Micronesia.

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