Chaetomorpha linum f. aerea (Dillwyn) Collins 1918

Publication Details
Chaetomorpha linum f. aerea (Dillwyn) Collins 1918: 79

Published in: Collins, F.S. (1918). The green algae of North America. Second supplementary paper. Tufts College Studies, Scientific Series 4(7): 1-106, 3 pls.

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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 aerea (Dillwyn) Kützing.

Basionym
Conferva aerea Dillwyn

Type Information
Syntype localities: On Stones in the Sea at Cromer [Norfolk, England], D. Turner. At the entrance of Laugharne Harbor; at Ifmael's Ferry, and other parts of the Carmarthenshire Coast, W. W. Young. About Swansea.[Wales]; (Dillwyn 1806: pl. 80) Lectotype? [Cromer, Norfolk]: Dawson Turner; BM-K; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 55)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flax (Lewis & Short 1890).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 January 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 June 2023

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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