Chaetomorpha aerea

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Hair-shaped green algae

Cladophoraceae
Chaetomorpha aerea
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Where to Find It

It is a warm temperate plant.

Australia, Britain, Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, New Zealand, North America, Peru, Tasmania, USA,

Countries: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Austria, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, Lebanon, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, El Salvador, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, United States, St Vincent

How to Identify

A seaweed or algae.

Wikipedia

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Chaetomorpha aerea is a species of green algae of the family Cladophoraceae. Chaetomorpha aerea and Chaetomorpha linum are considered conspecific by some authors, other authors do not accept this synonymy. The genus to which this species belongs is regarded as needing further taxonomic investigation.

Names & Synonyms
Many
References (1)
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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