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Caulerpa

Bryopsidophyceae - Caulerpales - Caulerpaceae

Taxonomy
Caulerpa was named by Lamouroux (1809). It is extant.

It was assigned to Caulerpaceae by Linklater (2016).

Species
C. racemosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Caulerpa Lamouroux
2016Caulerpa Linklater

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classBryopsidophyceaeRound 1963
orderCaulerpalesSchaffner 1922
familyCaulerpaceaeKützing 1843
genusCaulerpaLamouroux 1809

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Caulerpa Lamouroux 1809
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Caulerpa racemosa Forsskal 1775
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-10-23 02:26:17
Modified: 2007-10-23 04:26:17
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) C. racemosa (97408)