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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 clavifera (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817 (synonym)
Caulerpa clavifera var. uvifera (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1823 (synonym)
Caulerpa feldmannii Rayss & Edelstein, 1960
Caulerpa obtusa J.V.Lamouroux, 1809 (synonym)
Caulerpa racemosa var. clavifera (Turner) Weber Bosse, 1898 (synonym)
Caulerpa racemosa var. disticha V.J.Chapman, 1977 (synonym)
Caulerpa racemosa var. mucronata L.N.de Senerpont Domis, 2003
Caulerpa racemosa var. uvifera (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1873 (synonym)
Caulerpa uvifera C.Agardh, 1817 (synonym)
Chauvinia clavifera (Turner) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1829
Chauvinia clavifera var. uvifera (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1849 (synonym)
Fucus clavifer Turner, 1807
Fucus racemosus Forsskål, 1775
Fucus uvifer Turner, 1811
Direct children (38):
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. compressa Weber Bosse, 1898
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. condensata Weber Bosse, 1898
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. laxa (Greville) Weber Bosse, 1898
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. reducta Børgesen, 1907
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. remota (Svedelius) Coppejans, 2009
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. requienii (Montagne) Weber-van Bosse, 1913
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. semifalcata V.D.Chauhan & Thivy, 1965
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. simplicissima Børgesen, 1949
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. gracilis (Zanardini) Weber-van Bosse, 1898
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. intermediata P.Anand, 1938
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) W.R.Taylor, 1928
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. complanata (J.Agardh) Weber Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa cylindracea Sonder, 1845
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. intermedia Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa uvifera f. intermedia (Weber-van Bosse) Svedelius, 1906 (synonym)
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. macra Verlaque et al., 2003 accepted as Caulerpa macra (Weber-van Bosse) Draisma & Prud'homme, 2014 (synonym)
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) Svedelius, 1906 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa var. macrophysa (Sonder ex Kützing) W.R.Taylor, 1928 (synonym)
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. microphysa Weber Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa microphysa (Weber Bosse) Feldmann, 1955 (synonym)
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. occidentalis (J.Agardh) Nizamuddin, 1964 accepted as Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809 (synonym)
Forma Caulerpa racemosa f. turbinata (J.Agardh) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa chemnitzia var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Fernández-García & Riosmena-Rodríguez, 2017 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. chemnitzia (Esper) Weber-Van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. clavifera (Turner) Weber Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. corynephora (Montagne) Weber Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa corynephora Montagne, 1842 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque, 2003 accepted as Caulerpa cylindracea Sonder, 1845
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. disticha V.J.Chapman, 1977 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. exigua (Weber-van Bosse) Eubank, 1946 accepted as Caulerpa nummularia Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. imbricata (Kjellman) Eubank, 1946 accepted as Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. imbricata (G.Murray) L.L. Eubank, 1946
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. laetevirens (Montagne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii (Turner) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa lamourouxii (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. macra Weber-van Bosse, 1913 accepted as Caulerpa macra (Weber-van Bosse) Draisma & Prud'homme, 2014
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. macrodisca (Decaisne) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa macrodisca Decaisne, 1842 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. microphysa (Weber Bosse) Reinke, 1900 accepted as Caulerpa microphysa (Weber Bosse) Feldmann, 1955 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. mucronata L.N.de Senerpont Domis, 2003 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. nummularia (Harvey ex J.Agardh) D.Dixit, 1926 accepted as Caulerpa nummularia Harvey ex J.Agardh, 1873 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. occidentalis (J.Agardh) Børgesen, 1907 accepted as Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata (J.V.Lamouroux) Eubank, 1944 accepted as Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Eubank, 1946 accepted as Caulerpa chemnitzia var. turbinata (J.Agardh) Fernández-García & Riosmena-Rodríguez, 2017
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. uvifera (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1873 accepted as Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873 (synonym)
Variety Caulerpa racemosa var. zeyheri (Kützing) Weber-van Bosse, 1898 accepted as Caulerpa zeyheri Kützing, 1857 (synonym)