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Chlorodesmis fastigiata

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Chlorodesmis fastigiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Udoteaceae
Genus: Chlorodesmis
Species:
C. fastigiata
Binomial name
Chlorodesmis fastigiata
(C.Ag.) Ducker

Chlorodesmis fastigiata, sometimes called turtle weed,[1] is a species of algae belonging to the family Udoteaceae.[2]

Taxonomy

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C. fastigiata was originally described as Vaucheria fastigiata by Carl Adolph Agardh in 1824. It was relocated to the genus Chlorodesmis in 1969 by Sophie Charlotte Ducker.[3] It also has two heterotypic synonyms: Chlorodesmis comosa Harvey & Bailey 1851 and Avrainvillea comosa (Harvey & Bailey) G.Murray & Boodle 1889.[4]

Distribution

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C. fastigiata grows in marine waters. The species is found primarily in the Indian Ocean and the western central Pacific Ocean.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ Guide, Lizard Island Field. "Turtle weed (species: Chlorodesmis fastigiata) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)". lifg.australian.museum. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  2. ^ a b "Chlorodesmis fastigiata (C.Ag.) Ducker". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ Ducker, Sophie C. (1969-01-02). "Additions to the genus Chlorodesmis (Chlorophyta)". Phycologia. 8 (1): 17–20. doi:10.2216/i0031-8884-8-1-17.1. ISSN 0031-8884.
  4. ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Chlorodesmis fastigiata". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
  5. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chlorodesmis fastigiata (C.Agardh) S.C.Ducker, 1969". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-10-22.