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Chlorodesmis fastigiata
Species of algae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chlorodesmis fastigiata, sometimes called turtle weed,[1] is a species of algae belonging to the family Udoteaceae.[2]
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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.[3] It also has two heterotypic synonyms: Chlorodesmis comosa Harvey & Bailey 1851 and Avrainvillea comosa (Harvey & Bailey) G.Murray & Boodle 1889.[4]
Distribution
C. fastigiata grows in marine waters. The species is found primarily in the Indian Ocean and the western central Pacific Ocean.[2][5]
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