The Australian Algae Name Index (AANI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with algae names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. AANI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian Algae, please use the Australian Algae List (AAL) link above.
misapplied to:
CaulerpaurvilleanaMont.legitimate
by Agardh, J.G.(1837), Novae species algarum, quas in itinere ad oras maris rubri collegit Eduardus Rueppell; cum observationibus nonnullis in species rariores antea cognitas.Museum Senckenbergianum. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte2: 174
Comment:Price JCT specimens # A2758 & # A2762 are C. urvilleana.
AMANI dist.:Western Australia (Houtman Abrolhos, Dampierian), Northern Territory (Dampierian), Queensland (Dampierian, Great Barrier Reef), Norfolk Island. World: Papua, Indian Ocean, SE Asia, Indonesia, Micronesia.