Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh, 1837
Caulerpa is a genus of seaweeds in the family Caulerpaceae (among the green algae). They are unusual because they consist of only one cell with many nuclei, making them among the biggest single cells in the world. A species in the Mediterranean can have a stolon more than 3 m long, with up to 200 fronds. This species can be invasive from time to time.
Referring to its thalli's crawling habit, the name means 'stem (that) creeps', from the Ancient Greek kaulos ( ‘stalk’) and herpo (‘to creep’).
Synonymised names:
Ahnfeldtia lentillifera (J.Agardh) Trevisan, 1849 (synonym)
Caulerpa kilneri J.Agardh, 1873 (synonym)
Caulerpa lentillifera var. kilneri (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 (synonym)
Caulerpa lentillifera var. longistipitata Weber-van Bosse, 1901 (synonym)
Caulerpa longistipitata (Weber-van Bosse) Svedelius, 1906 (synonym)
Chauvinia lentillifera (J.Agardh) Kützing, 1849 (synonym)
Chauvinia microphysa Kützing, 1863 (synonym)
Direct children (5):
Variety Caulerpa lentillifera var. compacta Trono & Ang, 1982
Variety Caulerpa lentillifera var. condensata Yamada, 1940
Forma Caulerpa lentillifera f. parvula Børgesen, 1949 accepted as Caulerpa microphysa (Weber Bosse) Feldmann, 1955 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa lentillifera var. kilneri (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh, 1837 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa lentillifera var. longistipitata Weber-van Bosse, 1901 accepted as Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh, 1837 (synonym)
Caulerpa is a genus of seaweeds in the family Caulerpaceae (among the green algae). They are unusual because they consist of only one cell with many nuclei, making them among the biggest single cells in the world. A species in the Mediterranean can have a stolon more than 3 m long, with up to 200 fronds. This species can be invasive from time to time.
Referring to its thalli's crawling habit, the name means 'stem (that) creeps', from the Ancient Greek kaulos ( ‘stalk’) and herpo (‘to creep’).
Synonymised names:
Ahnfeldtia lentillifera (J.Agardh) Trevisan, 1849 (synonym)
Caulerpa kilneri J.Agardh, 1873 (synonym)
Caulerpa lentillifera var. kilneri (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 (synonym)
Caulerpa lentillifera var. longistipitata Weber-van Bosse, 1901 (synonym)
Caulerpa longistipitata (Weber-van Bosse) Svedelius, 1906 (synonym)
Chauvinia lentillifera (J.Agardh) Kützing, 1849 (synonym)
Chauvinia microphysa Kützing, 1863 (synonym)
Direct children (5):
Variety Caulerpa lentillifera var. compacta Trono & Ang, 1982
Variety Caulerpa lentillifera var. condensata Yamada, 1940
Forma Caulerpa lentillifera f. parvula Børgesen, 1949 accepted as Caulerpa microphysa (Weber Bosse) Feldmann, 1955 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa lentillifera var. kilneri (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh, 1837 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa lentillifera var. longistipitata Weber-van Bosse, 1901 accepted as Caulerpa lentillifera J.Agardh, 1837 (synonym)
