Enteromorpha chaetomorphoides Børgesen 1911

Publication Details
Enteromorpha chaetomorphoides Børgesen 1911: 149, fig. 12

Published in: Børgesen, F. (1911). Some Chlorophyceae from the Danish West Indies. Botanisk Tidsskrift 31: 127-152, 13 figs.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Enteromorpha is Enteromorpha intestinalis (Linnaeus) Nees.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulva chaetomorphoides (Børgesen) H.S.Hayden, Blomster, Maggs, P.C.Silva, Stanhope & Waaland.

Source of Synonymy
Hayden, H.S., Blomster, J., Maggs, C.A., Silva, P.C., Stanhope, M.J. & Waaland, J.R. (2003). Linnaeus was right all along: Ulva and Enteromorpha are not distinct genera. European Journal of Phycology 38(3): 277-294, 4 figs, 5 tables.

Type Information
Type locality: Bovoni Lagoon, St Thomas, Virgin Islands; (Hayden & al. 2003: 288) Holotype: C; (Hayden & al. 2003: 288)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 September 2020

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Taxonomic note
See Lawson & John (1987). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025