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108 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MARINE SCIENCES
Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskal) J. Agardh
var. occidentalis (J. Agardh) Brgesen
Caulerpa chemnitzia (Esper) Lamouroux var. occidentalis J. Agardh,
1873:37 [type locality: upper Gulf of Mexico to Recife, Brazil].
Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskal) J. Agardh var. occidentalis (J. Agardh)
B^rgesen, 1907:379, figs. 28, 29.—Domantay, 1962:278.—Taylor,
1966b:351.—Taylor, 1977a: 10—Mefiez and Calumpong, 1981:383;
1982:8, pi. 2:B.—Cordero, 1984c:51.
PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.—LUZON: Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan,
Rizal, Sorsogon. CATANDUANES. MINDORO: Oriental
Mindoro. MARINDUQUE. MASBATE. NEGROS: Negros Orien­
tal, SIQUIJOR. MINDANAO: Zamboanga. BASILAN. PALAWAN,
SULU: Sulu (Tapul Group).
Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskal) J. Agardh
var. peltata (Lamouroux) Eubank
Caulerpa peltata Lamouroux, 1809b:332 [type locality: Antilles].—Dickie,
1876a:244.—Collado, 1926:129.—Gilbert, 1942:22 [var. typica];
1946:78.—Taylor, 1966b:350 [var. peltata].—de los Reyes,
1967:231.—Reyes, 1972:142.—Velasquez et al., 1973:14, pi. 4: fig.
18.—Ortega, Alcala, and Reyes, 1974:186, 187.—Trono, 1975:33.—
Velasquez, Trono, and Doty, 1975:131.—Cordero, 1976a:84;
1976c:8.—Taylor, 1977a:8.—Cordero, 1978b:45, fig. 2 [var. typica].—
Reyes, 1978:156, pi. 9: fig. 5.—Cordero, 1979b:280, fig. 2 [var. typica];
1980b:23, pi. 9 [var. typica].—Liao and Sotto, 1980:96.—Saraya
and Trono, 1980:15, pi. II: fig. 3.—Trono and Fortes, 1980:63.—
Ganzon-Fortes, 1981:21.—Trono and Fortes, 1982:144.—Cordero,
1984a:77; 1984c:5L—Marcos-Agngarayngay, 1984b:121.
Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskal) J. Agardh var. peltata (Lamouroux) Eubank,
1946:421, fig. 2M.—Gilbert, 1961:439.—Cordero, 1977b:33.—Mefiez
and Calumpong, 1981:383; 1982:8, pi. 2:K.
PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.—BATANES. LUZON: Cagayan
(incl. Babuyan Is.), Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan,
Batangas, Albay, Sorsogon. CATANDUANES. MINDORO: Oriental
Mindoro. MASBATE. SAMAR: Eastern Samar. LEYTE
(Biliran I.), PANAY: Aklan. NEGROS: Negros Oriental (incl.
Apo I.), CEBU (incl. Mactan I., Pescador I., Sumilon I.).
SIQUIJOR. MINDANAO: Zamboanga, Surigao del Norte, BASI­
LAN. PALAWAN (incl. Cuyo I.), SULU: Sulu (incl. North Ubian
I., Siasi I.), Tawitawi (incl. Tumindao I.).
NOTE.—Shameel (1978) argues for retention of C. peltata
as a distinct species.
TAXA OF UNCERTAIN VALUE
The following two infraspecific taxa are probably related
to Caulerpa racemosa but have not been formally transferred
to it.
Caulerpa peltata Lamouroux var. macrodisca (Decaisne)
Weber-van Bosse
Caulerpa macrodisca Decaisne, 1842a:336 [type locality: Anambas Is.,
Indonesia].—Howe, 1932:169.—Velasquez, Trono, and Doty,
1975:131.—Taylor, 1977a:7.
Caulerpa peltata Lamouroux var. macrodisca (Decaisne) Weber-van Bosse,
1898:376.—Gilbert, 1942:23.—Zaneveld, 1950:110.—Montilla and
Blanco, 1953:166.—Zaneveld, 1956:6; 1959:92.
PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.—PANAY. CEBU.
Caulerpa peltata Lamouroux var. nummularia
(Harvey ex J. Agardh) Weber-van Bosse
Caulerpa nummularia Harvey ex J. Agardh, 1873:38 [syntype localities:
Tonga; Nukahiva, Marquesas Is.].
Caulerpa peltata Lamouroux var. nummularia (Harvey ex J. Agardh)
Weber-van Bosse, 1898:376, pi. XXXII: fig. 9.—Cordero, 1976a:84,
fig. 1; 1976c:6; 1977b:32.
PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.—BATANES.
Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskal) J. Agardh
var. turbinata (J. Agardh) Eubank
Caulerpa clavifera (Turner) C. Agardh var. turbinata J. Agardh, 1837:173
[type locality: near Tor, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt].
Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskal) J. Agardh var. turbinata (J. Agardh) Eubank,
1946:420, figs. 2o-q.— Taylor, 1977a: 10.—Cordero, 1980b:27, pi. 14.
Fucus chemnitzia Esper, 1800:167 [given as "127"], pi. LXXXVIII [type
locality: Malabar Coast, India].
Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskal) J. Agardh var. chemnitzia (Esper) Weber-van
Bosse, 1898:370, pi. XXXI: figs. 5-8.—Gilbert, 1961:437.
PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.—LUZON: Sorsogon. SAMAR:
Eastern Samar. BASILAN. SULU: Sulu.
NOTE.—The synonymy was proposed by Weber-van
Bosse (1898:370).
* Caulerpa reyesii Menez and Calumpong
Caulerpa reyesii Mefiez and Calumpong, 1982:10, fig. 2, pi. 3:G-I [type
locality: Solong-on, Siquijor I.].—Reyes, 1978:157, pi. 9: figs. 6, 7
[Caulerpa sp.].
PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.—As above.
Caulerpa selago (Turner) C. Agardh
Fucus selago Turner, 1808:122, pi. 55 [type locality: Red Sea].
Caulerpa selago (Turner) C. Agardh, 1817:xxm.—Weber-van Bosse,
1913a: 101.—Gilbert, 1946:78; 1961:440.—Velasquez, Trono, and
Doty, 1975:132.—Taylor, 1977a: 10.
PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.—SULU: Tawitawi (Sangasiapu
I., Tumindao I.).
Caulerpa serrulata (Forsskal) J. Agardh
Fucus serrulatus Forsskal, 1775:189 [type locality: Mokha, Yemen].
Caulerpa serrulata (Forsskal) J. Agardh, 1837:174.—Gilbert, 1942:14
[incl. var. typica f. serrulata]; 1946:78.—Zaneveld, 1950:111.—Montilla
and Blanco, 1953:166.—Zaneveld, 1956:7; 1959:94.—Gilbert,
1961:440.—Mefiez, 1961:53.—Domantay, 1962:278.—Taylor,
1966b:351.—Aguilar-Santos and Doty, 1968:174.—Velasquez,
1971:435, fig. 15.—Reyes, 1972:142.—Trono, 1972a:96.—Cordero,