Chaetomorphopsis pacifica Lyon

  • Filed As

    Cladophoraceae
    Chaetomorphopsis pacifica Lyon ( type )

  • Collector(s)

    J. E. Tilden s.n., 03 Jul 1900

  • Location

    United States of America. Hawaii. Pahala, on reef at low tide.

  • Habitat

    On reef at low tide.

  • Description

    Filaments bright green, tufted, rigid, up to 5 cm. high; upper coenocytes at first cylindrical, becoming ventricose, 500-800 mic. in diameter, varying in length from a little shorter to two times longer than board; basal coenocyte 4-8, sometimes 10 mic. long, 150-250 mic. broad at base; zoogonidia averaging about 8-10 mic.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03685231

    Occurrence ID: 62ddc720-c31a-48ca-8e24-7f6736d4d114

  • Exsiccatae

    American Algae

    Exsiccatae Number: 458

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Hawaii

  • Locality

    Pahala, on reef at low tide

  • Coordinates

    19.1591, -155.445

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    6796

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C0500083F
IN THE
CRYPTOÜAMIC HERBARIUM
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
95199?
THE HERBARIUM
" FRANCIS ©ROUET
Josephine E. Tilden. American Algae.
Chaetomorphopsis H. L. Lyon. A new genus of Cladophoraceae.
Plants gregarious, filamentous ; upper coenocy tes subcylindrical or ventri
cose; basal coenocy te greatly elongated, tapering downwards, sending
out from its lower portion branched, siphoneous rhizoids filled with
green endochrome; new filaments developing from buds which arise
upon the rhizoids ; membrane lamellate; reproduction by ovoid zoogo-
nidia with four cilia, escaping through several circular openings in
membrane of gonidangial coenocyte.
Plants resembling Chætomorpha and Urospora.
458. Chaetomorphopsis paclfica H. L. Lyon.
Filaments bright green, tufted, rigid, up to 5 cm. high ; upper coenocytes
at first cylindrical, becoming ventricose, 500-800 mic. in diameter, vary-
ing in length from a little shorter to two times longer than broad ; basal
coenoeyte 4-8, sometimes 10 mic. long, 150-250 mic. broad at base;
zoogonidia averaging about 8-10 mic.
On reef at low tide.
Pahala, Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii.
J. E. T. 3J1 1900.
Field Museum of Natural History
Algae Donated to NY in 2015
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03685231
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CRYPTOGAMIC HERBARIUM, FIELD MUSEUM OF MATURAL HISTORY
JOSEPHINE E. TILDEN
AMERICAN ALGAE
Century V. Published 1901.
Received by exchange from the Fariow Herbarium of Harvard University
November 12,1988. Accession No. 6075.
C0500083F
03685231