Harvey, W.H. & Bailey, J.W. (1851), Description of seventeen new species of algae, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 373 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. Wilson's Island, Paumotu Group.

Eubank, L. (1946), Hawaiian representatives of the genus Caulerpa. University of California Publications in Botany 18: 416 [basionym]

basionym of: Caulerpa webbiana var. pickeringii (Harv. & Bailey) Eubank 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]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Caulerpa webbiana var. pickeringii (Harv. & Bailey) Eubank legitimate

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

• Comment: In the upcoming 'Algae of Australia' account of Caulerpa by Ian Price this name is synonymised with Caulerpa webbiana.

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