Chaetophora attenuata Hazen 1902

Publication Details
Chaetophora attenuata Hazen 1902: 213, pl. 39: figs 1-2

Published in: Hazen, T.E. (1902). The Ulothricaceae and Chaetophoraceae of the United States. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 11(2): 135-250, plates 20-42.

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Publication date: 10 September 1902

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chaetophora is Chaetophora lobata Schrank.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chaetophoropsis attenuata (Hazen) B.Wen Liu, Qian Xiong, X.Dong Liu, Z.Yu Hu & G.Xiang Liu.

Source of Synonymy
Liu, B., Xiong, Q., Liu, X., Liu, G. & Hu, Z. (2018 '2019'). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Chaetophora (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta), including descriptions of Chaetophoropsis aershanensis gen. et sp. nov.. Journal of Phycology 55(1): 74-83.

Type Information
Type locality: USA: Connecticut: Plymouth; (INA 1996) Type: Hazen 491; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), attenuate (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 October 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 June 2025