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Chlorodesmis fastigiata

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Species of algae

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

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

Taxonomy

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. It also has two heterotypic synonyms: Chlorodesmis comosa Harvey & Bailey 1851 and Avrainvillea comosa (Harvey & Bailey) G.Murray & Boodle 1889.

Distribution

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

References

  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. ^ "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.
Taxon identifiers
Chlorodesmis fastigiata
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