Chaetomorpha linum (O.F.Müller) Kützing 1845

Publication Details
Chaetomorpha linum (O.F.Müller) 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.

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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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Conferva linum O.F.Müller

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Sinus Nascovienses, & Rödbyenses Lalandiae minus profundos occupat." [Nakskov and Rødby, Denmark]; (Müller 1778: 7) Notes: According to Womersley (1984: 176) the type is from Lolland, Denmark and is probably lost. Syntypes: Nakskov and Rødby, Denmark (Silva et al. 1996). Nakskov is in the Lolland municipality in Region Sjælland on the western coast of the island of Lolland in south Denmark. Rødby is a town and a former municipality (Danish, kommune) also on the island of Lolland.

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 April 2024

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Irish note
Cotton (1912) includes a note on this entity. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic notes
Burrows (1991: 140-141) includes this entity in Chaetomorpha mediterranea (Kützing) Kützing; see Silva, Meñez & Moe (1987: 96) and Silva, Basson & Moe (1996: 936-937) for the reasons why C. ligustica is the correct name for a species complex that includes C. mediterranea. A complete revision of the genus Chaetomorpha is required. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
John et al. (2003) cite Chaetomorpha aerea (Dillwyn) Kütz. as a synonym of this species. John et al. (2004) cite Chaetomorpha gallica Kützing as a synonym of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
John et al. (2004) note that Rull Lluch (2002) does not follow Christensen (1957) in considering C. aerea and C. linum to be mere growth forms of the same species and suggests that the record for this species should be deleted from the Namibian flora. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Entangled with Acanthophora; on Caulerpa selago, C. sertularioides and Turbinaria triquetra; on many algae in Chondrophycus papillosus community; in Caulerpa racemosa community; on Padina boergesenii (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (17 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2025

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