Chaetomorpha melagonium (F.Weber & D.Mohr) Kützing 1845
Current name:
Chaetomorpha melagonium (F.Weber & D.Mohr) Kützing
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Publication Details
Chaetomorpha melagonium (F.Weber & D.Mohr) Kützing 1845: 204
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Chaetomorpha.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Conferva melagonium F.Weber & D.Mohr
Type Information
Type locality: Varberg, Sweden; (Silva & al. 1996: 766) Type: Original illustration in the absence of material (Weber & Mohr 1804: pl. 3: fig. 2)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with dark reproductive structures (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 February 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 October 2024