Sea Hair
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. This is not accepted by other authorities.
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Description
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 filaments the attached filament grow as tufts from a definite base.
Range & habitat
In Ireland found in fresh water. Both attached and unattached forms are to be found in marine waters.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 182820.