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The attached form is unbranched growing solitary or in a small group to 60&nbsp;cm long. The filaments are attached at the base and are stiff and straight. In colour they are dark green with a glaucus sheen.<ref name="Burrows"/>
The attached form is unbranched growing solitary or in a small group to 60&nbsp;cm long. The filaments are attached at the base and are stiff and straight. In colour they are dark green with a glaucus sheen.<ref name="Burrows"/>

==Habitat/Ecology==
Rock pools of the low littoral.<ref name="Burrows"/>


== References ==
== References ==

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Chaetomorpha melagonium
Detail of a strand of Chaetomorpha melagonium dried in an herbarium
Scientific classification
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C. melagonium
Binomial name
Chaetomorpha melagonium

Chaetomorpha melagonium is a species of green algae of the family Cladophoraceae.

There is confusion as to whether there are two forms of this species - one attached and one unattached.[1]

Description

The attached form is unbranched growing solitary or in a small group to 60 cm long. The filaments are attached at the base and are stiff and straight. In colour they are dark green with a glaucus sheen.[1]

Habitat/Ecology

Rock pools of the low littoral.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Burrows, E.M. 1991. Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 2 Chlorophyta. Natural History Museum, London ISBN 0-565-00981-8