Chaetomorpha ligustica (Kützing) Kützing 1849

Publication Details
Chaetomorpha ligustica (Kützing) Kützing 1849: 376

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 23-24 July 1849

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chaetomorpha is Chaetomorpha melagonium (F.Weber & D.Mohr) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Conferva ligustica Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: Golfo di Genova, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 787)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 November 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Silva, Meñez & More (1987: 96) comment that the “...name Chaetomorpha tortuosa (Dillwyn) Kützing, although often cited, is non-existent. In fact, Kützing (1845: 205) transferred Chaetomorpha tortuosa Dillwyn (1805: pl. 46) to Rhizoclonium and established a new species, R. capillare to accommodate Mediterranean populations that other workers had associated erroneously (in his opinion) with Dillwyn’s plant. Still later, Kützing (1849: 376) transferred R. capillare to Chaetomorpha, unfortunately changing the epithet to tortuosa and thus setting the stage for serious confusion. Two taxonomic synonyms listed by Ardissone (1887: 209) have equal priority, Conferva liguistica Kützing (1843: 259) and Spongopsis mediterranea , of which the former is herewith chosen to serve as the basionym of the correct name for the species.” Burrows (1991: 140) adopted S. mediterranea as the epithet-bringing name, employing the combination Chaetomorpha mediterranea (Kützing) Kützing (1849: 381). Because a choice had already been made between the two epithet-bringing names of equal priority, C. mediterrranea would only be correct if Conferva liguistica were to be excluded from the circumscription of the species (Silva, Basson & Moe, 1996: 937). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
According to Bartsch & Kuhlenkamp (2000) this species is a currently accepted name. According to John et al. (2003) this is an accepted species with Chaetomorpha capillaris (Kützing) Børgesen as synonym. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Intertidal zone (Selivanova & Zhigadlova 2009). - (10 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025

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