Caulerpa scalpelliformis (R. Brown ex Turner) C. Agardh [var. scalpelliformis] forma dwarkensis Børgesen, 1932a: 55–57, pl. I (lower) (syntype localities: Manora, Karachi, Pakistan; Dwarka, Gujarat, India).—Børgesen, 1934b: 20.— K. Srinivasan, 1965: 229.— Umamaheswara Rao, 1969d: 39.— Gopalakrishnan, 1970: 63 (as var. dwarkensis, but combination not validly published).— V. Krishnamurthy & H. Joshi, 1970: 6.— Umamaheswara Rao, 1970b: 367.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: India, Pakistan.