Chaetomorpha linum
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| Chaetomorpha linum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Cladophorales |
| Family: | Cladophoraceae |
| Genus: | Chaetomorpha |
| Species: | C. linum |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetomorpha linum | |
Chaetomorpha linum is a species of green algae in the family Cladophoraceae.
Chaetomorpha linum and Chaetomorpha aerea are considered by some authors to be conspecific.[1] This is not accepted by other authorities.[2]
Chaetomorpha linum is a species composed of fine hair-like, uniseriate, unbranched filaments. Cells 1 - 2 times as long as broad, maximum width 585μm.[1] Cells cylindrical or barrel-shaped.[3] Both unattached (C. linum) and attached (C. aerea) forms exist. The unattached plants form masses of twisted filaments[1] the attached filament grow as tufts from a definite base.[4]