The marine green and brown algae of Rodrigues (Mauritius, Indian Ocean) Author Coppejans, Eric Author Leliaert, Frederik Author Verbruggen, Heroen Author de Clerck, Olivier Author Schils, Tom Author de Vriese, Thomas Author Marie, Daniel text Journal of Natural History 2004 2004-12-01 38 23 2959 3020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930410001695024 journal article 10.1080/00222930410001695024 1464-5262 5251841 * Caulerpa lanuginosa J. Agardh, 1873: 28 References: Jaasund, 1976: 21 , figure 43; Sartoni, 1978: 405 , 412–413; Littler and Littler, 2000: 362 , figure p. 363. Type locality. Key West , Florida , USA . Vouchers. HEC 14655 (zF), 19 September 2001 , Gravier (s.s. 16) ; HEC 14863, 30 September 2001 , south-western lagoon (s.s. 27) . Ecology. On sand or sand-covered rock at about spring low tide level. FIGS 14–18. Caulerpa . (14) Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium f. elegans , small, elegant specimen (HEC 14691). (15) Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium f. elegans , coarse specimen with richly branched assimilators (HEC 14820). (16) Caulerpa sertularioides f. sertularioides , last order branchlets in a single plane (HEC 14739). (17) Caulerpa sertularioides f. farlowii , last order branchlets in several planes (HEC 14690). (18) Caulerpa webbiana (HEC 14699). Scale bars: 1 cm. Distribution. Mozambique , Rodrigues (this paper), Somalia , South Africa , Tanzania . Note. For a comparison with C. webbiana , see the latter species.