Eubank, L. (1946), Hawaiian representatives of the genus Caulerpa. University of California Publications in Botany 18: 420 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Caulerpa clavifera var. turbinata J.Agardh legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Caulerpa clavifera var. turbinata J.Agardh legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Caulerpa racemosa f. turbinata (J.Agardh) Weber Bosse legitimate taxonomic synonym: Fucus chemnitzia Esper legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamour. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caulerpa racemosa var. chemnitzia (Esper) Weber Bosse legitimate

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

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

• AMANI dist.: Western Australia (Houtman Abrolhos, Dampierian), Queensland (Dampierian, Great Barrier Reef), Norfolk Island. World: Indian Ocean, South Africa, Singapore, Hawaii.

Price, I.R. (2011), A taxonomic revision of the marine green algal genera Caulerpa and Caulerpella (Chlorophyta, Caulerpaceae) in northern (tropical and subtropical) Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 24: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Caulerpa imbricata G.Murray legitimate by Cribb, A.B. (1985), Marine algae of the Cape Tribulation area. Queensland Naturalist 26: 26

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