Chaetomorpha litorea Harvey 1858
Publication Details
Chaetomorpha litorea Harvey 1858: 87
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1858). Nereis boreali-americana: or, contributions to a history of the marine Algae of North America. Part III. Chlorospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 10(2): 1-140, pls 37-50.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chaetomorpha is Chaetomorpha melagonium (F.Weber & D.Mohr) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
see Confeva litorea Harvey 1849 (illeg.);
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pertaining to the sea-shore (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
