Weber-van Bosse, A.A. (1898), Monographie des Caulerpes. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 15: 335 [nom. nov.]

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]

nomenclatural synonym: Caulerpa lycopodium J.Agardh nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Caulerpa fontinaloides J.Agardh legitimate

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

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

• Comment: This is the new name for Caulerpa lycopodium J.G. Agardh non C. Agardh. Coppejans et al 2001 Cryptogamie Algologie 22(4): 399 indicate that the Nthn Australian specimens are C. cupressoides var lyc. f. disticha.
• AMANI dist.: Western Australia (Dampierian), Queensland (Great Barrier Reef, Peronian). World: Brazil, India, Madagascar.

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