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Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860
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
Caulerpa anceps Harvey, 1873 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caulerpa brachypus f. exposita Børgesen, 1951 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caulerpa brachypus var. mauritiana (Børgesen) Børgesen, 1948 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caulerpa mauritiana Børgesen, 1940 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caulerpa simplex Levring, 1938 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caulerpa stahlii Weber-van Bosse, 1898 · unaccepted (synonym)
Direct children (5)
Variety Caulerpa brachypus var. brasiliana A.B.Joly & Semir, 1974
Variety Caulerpa brachypus var. nordestina A.B.Joly & Semir, 1973
Forma Caulerpa brachypus f. exposita Børgesen, 1951 accepted as Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860 (synonym)
Forma Caulerpa brachypus f. parvifolia (Harvey) A.B.Cribb, 1958 accepted as Caulerpa parvifolia Harvey, 1860 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa brachypus var. mauritiana (Børgesen) Børgesen, 1948 accepted as Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860 (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
Caulerpa anceps Harvey, 1873 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caulerpa brachypus f. exposita Børgesen, 1951 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caulerpa brachypus var. mauritiana (Børgesen) Børgesen, 1948 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caulerpa mauritiana Børgesen, 1940 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caulerpa simplex Levring, 1938 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caulerpa stahlii Weber-van Bosse, 1898 · unaccepted (synonym)
Direct children (5)
Variety Caulerpa brachypus var. brasiliana A.B.Joly & Semir, 1974
Variety Caulerpa brachypus var. nordestina A.B.Joly & Semir, 1973
Forma Caulerpa brachypus f. exposita Børgesen, 1951 accepted as Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860 (synonym)
Forma Caulerpa brachypus f. parvifolia (Harvey) A.B.Cribb, 1958 accepted as Caulerpa parvifolia Harvey, 1860 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa brachypus var. mauritiana (Børgesen) Børgesen, 1948 accepted as Caulerpa brachypus Harvey, 1860 (synonym)