Chaetomorpha linum

Chaetomorpha linum
Chaetomorpha linum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Ulvophyceae
Order:	Cladophorales
Family:	Cladophoraceae
Genus:	Chaetomorpha
Species:	C. linum
Binomial name
Chaetomorpha linum (Muller) Kütz., 1849

Chaetomorpha linum is a species of green algae of the family Cladophoraceae.

Chaetomorpha linum and Chaetomorpha aerea are considered by some authors to be conspecific.This is not accepted by other authorities.

Chaetomorpha linum is a species composed of fine hair-like, uniseriate, unbranched filaments. Cells 1 - 2 times as long as broad, maximum width 585μm. Cells cylindrical or barrel-shaped. Both unattached (C. linum) and attached (C. aerea) forms exist. The unattached plants form masses of twisted filamentsthe attached filament grow as tufts from a definite base.

In Ireland found in fresh water. Both unattached and unattached forms are to be found in marine waters.

Both C. linum and C. aerea are found around the British Isles and around Europe into the Mediterranean. In North America it is to be found along the Atlantic coast and in California.

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