Chaetomorpha brachygona Harvey 1858

Publication Details
Chaetomorpha brachygona Harvey 1858: 87, pl. XLVI.A [46.A]

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1858). Nereis boreali-americana: or, contributions to a history of the marine Algae of North America. Part III. Chlorospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 10(2): 1-140, pls 37-50.

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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.

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Key West, W. H. H., Mr. Binney. Boca di Rio Bravo, Dr. Schott. (v. v.)" [USA and Mexico]; (Harvey 1858: 88) Lectotype [Key West; designated by whom?]: Binney s.n.; BM; (Leliaert & Coppejans 2004: 202)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024

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