Chaetophora elegans (Roth) C.Agardh

  • Filed As

    Chaetophoraceae
    Chaetophora elegans (Roth) C.Agardh

  • Collector(s)

    J. H. Cowen s.n., 28 Jun 1896

  • Location

    United States of America. Colorado. Larimer Co. Foothills, forming a coating on inner surface of barrel in sulphur spring.

  • Habitat

    Forming a coating on inner surface of barrel in sulphur spring.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Thallus globular, the side of mustard seed to nearly that of a pea, jelly-like, not containing carbonate; filaments somewhat dichotomously branched, forming lax, rather flaccid fascicles; primary filaments averaging 12 mik. in width, with cells 1-3 times longer than broad; terminal cells of branches prolonged into very long bristles.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03049042

    Occurrence ID: c02a1d3f-459f-4832-8eff-8d2fe2e1e62a

  • Exsiccatae

    American Algae

    Exsiccatae Number: 136

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Colorado

  • County/Municipio

    Larimer Co.

  • Locality

    Foothills, forming a coating on inner surface of barrel in sulphur spring

  • Coordinates

    40.6664, -105.461

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    71678

  • Georeferencing Method

    GEOLocate Web Application. Spring unknown. Used the GEOLocate Web Application to georeference precise locality (high precision). Georeferenced to the county center, adjusted uncertainty radius (resized to polygon).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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C RV PI Uii/iifl 1C HERBARIUM
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
95182H
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Josephine E. Tilden. American Algae.
136. Chaetophora elegans (Roth) Ag. var. Iongïpila (Kg.) Hansg.
Prodr. 69. 1886—88.
Thallus globular, the size of a mustard seed to nearly that of a pea, jelly-
like, not containing calcium carbonate; filaments somewhat dichotom-
ously branched, forming lax, rather flaccid fascicles; primary filaments
averaging 12 mik. in width, with cells 1—3 times longer than broad;
cells of branches 8—10 mik. in width, usually somewhat longer than
broad ; terminal cells of branches prolonged into very long bristles.
Forming a coating on inner surface of barrel in sulphur spring.
Foothills, Larimer county, Colorado.
Coll. J. H. Cowen, 28 Je 1896.
Field Museum of Natural His
Algae Donated to NY in 2015
CRYPT06AMIG HERBARIUM, FIELD MUSEUM OF HATURAL HISTORY
JOSEPHINE E. TILOEN
AMERICAN ALGAE
Century II. Published 1896.
Received by exchange from the Fartow Herbarium of Harvard University
November 12,1988. Aeoe^on No. 6078.
C0527671F
03049042