Chlorodesmis fastigiata
Appearance
Chlorodesmis fastigiata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Clade: | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | UTC clade |
Order: | Bryopsidales |
Family: | Udoteaceae |
Genus: | Chlorodesmis |
Species: | C. fastigiata
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Binomial name | |
Chlorodesmis fastigiata (C.Ag.) Ducker
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Chlorodesmis fastigiata, sometimes called turtle weed,[1] is a species of algae belonging to the family Udoteaceae.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]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
[edit]C. fastigiata grows in marine waters. The species is found primarily in the Indian Ocean and the western central Pacific Ocean.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Chlorodesmis fastigiata (C.Ag.) Ducker". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Chlorodesmis fastigiata". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chlorodesmis fastigiata (C.Agardh) S.C.Ducker, 1969". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-10-22.