Chaetomorpha breviarticulata Hauck, nom. illeg. 1884
Publication Details
Chaetomorpha breviarticulata Hauck, nom. illeg. 1884: 440
Published in: Hauck, F. (1884). Die Meeresalgen Deutschlands und Österreichs. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Zweite Auflage. (Rabenhorst, L. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 321-512. Leipzig: Euard Kummer.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chaetomorpha is Chaetomorpha melagonium (F.Weber & D.Mohr) 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: coast of Adriatic Sea in "in brackischen Oertlichkeiter (Salinen bei Zaule, Pirano etc.)"; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 June 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: priority for Chaetomorpha breviarticulata (Zanardini) Frauenfeld, 1855. - (22 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic notes
According to Gallardo et al. (1993: 414), this is probably a synonym of Rhizoclonium tortuosum. Sfriso et al. (2018) cite Chaetomorpha ligustica (Kützing) Kützing? - (10 September 2018) - G.M. Guiry
Furnari et al. (1999) and Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi (2014: 312) consider this a taxon inquirendum and Gallardo et al. (1993: 414) suggest that it may be a synonym of Rhizoclonium tortuosum (Dillwyn) Kützing. - (22 July 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025
