Chaetomorpha tortuosa Kützing, nom. illeg. 1849
Publication Details
Chaetomorpha tortuosa Kützing, nom. illeg. 1849: 376
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication 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 currently regarded as a synonym of Chaetomorpha ligustica (Kützing) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Brodie, J., Maggs, C.A. & John, D.M. (2007). Green seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i-v], vi-xii, 1-242, 101 figs. London: British Phycological Society.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent or twisted in different directions, involved, complicated (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 September 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
