Chaetomorpha rigida Kützing 1845
Publication Details
Chaetomorpha rigida Kützing 1845: 203
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.
Request PDFType 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 linum (O.F.Müller) Kützing.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rigid (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 October 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 October 2005
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Nomenclatural note
Based on Conferva rigida C. Agardh, a later homonym of C. rigida Hudson, and thus illegitimate. Treated as a new name here. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 October 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
