Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Caulerpa racemosa var. uvifera (C. Agardh) J. Agardh; Caulerpa clavifera (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817, Caulerpa clavifera var. uvifera (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1823 , Caulerpa feldmannii Rayss & Edelstein, 1960, Caulerpa obtusa J.V.Lamouroux, 1809, Caulerpa racemosa var. clavifera (Turner) Weber Bosse, 1898, Caulerpa racemosa var. disticha V.J.Chapman, 1977, Caulerpa racemosa var. mucronata L.N.de Senerpont Domis, 2003, Caulerpa racemosa var. uvifera (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1873, Caulerpa uvifera C.Agardh, 1817, Chauvinia clavifera (Turner) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1829,Chauvinia clavifera var. uvifera (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1849, Fucus clavifer Turner, 1807, Fucus racemosus Forsskål, 1775, Fucus uvifer Turner, 1811 (Guiry & Guiry, 2021). Type locality: Suez, Egypt (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 832)

Taxon origin: Cryptogenic

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Galapagos I.: Isabela (Silva, 1966). Atlanctic Islands, Europa, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Asia, Autralia and New Zealand, North, Central and South America in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Galapagos Islands (Guiry & Guiry, 2021). Mexico in Revillagigedos, Clarion, Tagus Cove, Isabela of Galapagos Islands (Taylor, 1945).

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• Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2021) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
• Farlow, W.G. (1902) Algae. In: B.L. Robinson: Flora of the Galapagos Islands. Proc. Amerc. Acad. Arts Sc. 38(4): 89-99, N.S. 14 (Papers from the Hopkins-Stanford Expedition to the Galapagos Islands)
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• Miller, K.A. Garske, L.E. (2011) Galápagos Seaweeds. unpublished manuscript, 49 pp.
• Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2013) AlgaeBase World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
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