Chaetomorpha atrovirens W.R.Taylor

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom Chlorophyta infrakingdom
Phylum Chlorophyta
Subphylum Chlorophytina
Class Ulvophyceae
Order Cladophorales
Family Cladophoraceae
Genus Chaetomorpha

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Publication details
Chaetomorpha atrovirens W.R.Taylor 1937: 227

Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1937). Notes on North Atlantic marine algae. I. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science 22: 225-233.

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chaetomorpha is Chaetomorpha melagonium (F.Weber & D.Mohr) Kützing.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chaetomorpha picquotiana Montagne ex Kützing

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

Taxonomic notes
According to Burrows (1991) this species is a synonym of Chaetomorpha melagonium (Weber & Mohr) Kutzing, and Brodie, Maggs & John (2007: 143) follow suit. However, Blairet al argue convincingly for separate species status for C. picquotiana, which includes C. atrovirens.

General environment
This is a marine species.

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Source of current name
Blair, S.M., Mathieson, A.C. & Cheney, D.P. (1982). Morphological and electrophoretic investigations of selected species of Chaetomorpha (Chlorophyta, Cladophorales). Phycologia 21: 164-172.

Created: 13 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 26 June 2008 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 November 2019.