Chaetangium dichotomum Kützing 1869
Publication Details
Chaetangium dichotomum Kützing 1869: 18, pl. 48: figs c-f
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1869). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XIX pp. i-iv, 1-36, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chaetangium is Chaetangium ornatum (Linnaeus) Kützing.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: C.b.sp. [Cape of Good Hope]; (Kützing 1869: 18)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 May 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 May 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024