Chaetomorpha aerea is a species of green algae of the family Cladophoraceae.
Chaetomorpha aerea and Chaetomorpha linum are considered conspecific by some authors,Burrows, E.M. 1991. Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 2 Chlorophyta. Natural History Museum, London. other authors do not accept this synonymy.Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland p.32 The British Phycological Society The genus to which this species belongs is regarded as needing further taxonomic investigation.
Description Cheatomorpha aerea is the attached form.
Distribution This species is wide spread world wide. In New Zealand it is found in upper to mid-intertidal pool on the coast of the North and South Islands, Chatham Islands and Stewart Island.
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