Chaetomorpha aerea
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Cladophorales |
| Family: | Cladophoraceae |
| Genus: | Chaetomorpha |
| Species: | C. aerea
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaetomorpha aerea | |
Chaetomorpha aerea is a species of green algae of the family Cladophoraceae.
Chaetomorpha aerea and Chaetomorpha linum are considered conspecific by some authors,[1] other authors do not accept this synonymy.[2] The genus to which this species belongs is regarded as needing further taxonomic investigation.[3]
Description[edit]
Cheatomorpha aerea is the attached form.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This species is wide spread world wide. In New Zealand it is found in upper to mid-intertidal pool on the coast of the North and South Islands, Chatham Islands and Stewart Island.[4]
References[edit]
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- ^ Burrows, E.M. 1991. Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 2 Chlorophyta. Natural History Museum, London. ISBN 0-565-00981-8
- ^ a b Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland p.32 The British Phycological Society ISBN 0-9527115-16
- ^ Guiry, Wendy (2019). "Chaetomorpha aerea (Dillwyn) Kützing". www.algaebase.org. National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ W. A., Nelson (2013). New Zealand seaweeds : an illustrated guide. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 34. ISBN 9780987668813. OCLC 841897290.