The representatives of the genus Caulerpa, collected during the Snellius-II Expedition (1984) in the Banda, Sawu and Flores Seas (Indonesia) are described and illustrated. Twelve species have been individualized, some including several growth forms (resulting in 26 entities): C. brachypus (2 ecads), C. cupressoides (6 ecads), C. elongata, C. fergusonii, C. lentillifera, C. lessonii, C. microphysa, C. racemosa (7ecads), C. serrulata (2 ecads), C. sertularioides, C. taxifolia (2 ecads), C. verticillata. An identification key is also added. |