Chaetophora incrassata Hazen 1902

Publication Details
Chaetophora incrassata Hazen 1902: 214, pl. 38: figs 2-3

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 Chaetophora lobata Schrank.

Source of Synonymy
Caisová, L., Marin, B., Sausen, N., Proschold, T. & Melkonian, M. (2011). Polyphyly of Chaetophora and Stigeoclonium within the Chaetophorales (Chlorophyceae), revealed by sequence comparisons of nuclear-encoded SSU rRNA genes. Journal of Phycology 47(1): 164-177.

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), thickened (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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Nomenclatural note
Ulva incrassata Hudson, 1778: 572, is illegitimate (q.v.) and cannot serve as a basionym for this combination; the binomial is thus attributed to Hazen. - (30 December 2009) - M.D. Guiry

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