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Chaetomorpha aerea (Dillwyn) Kützing

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drawing of Chaetomorpha aerea
from Setchell and Gardner 1920b
Synonyms:
Chaetomorpha linum (O.F. Müller) Kützing according to some authors
Illustrations:
Abbott and Hollenberg 1976, p. 102, fig. 60 (basal and middle portions of filament); Blair 1983, p. 188, fig. 5 (photo: habit), fig. 6 (photo: basal portion of filaments); Kornmann and Sahling 1977, p. 37, fig. 12:A, B (photos: habit); Setchell and Gardner 1920b, pl. 14, figs. 9–11 (basal and middle portions of filaments) Display references
Pacific Coast Distribution:
Oregon (Yachats, Lincoln Co. to Strawberry Hill, Lane Co.: Trowbridge 1993a, p. 236); Humboldt Co., Calif. (North Jetty, Humboldt Bay and Cape Mendocino: Dawson 1965a, p. 9); Jackass (Walker) Creek, Mendocino Co., Calif. (Kjeldsen 1995, p. 3); Bodega Head, Sonoma Co., Calif. (Kjeldsen 1995, p. 3); Tomales Bay, Marin Co., Calif. (Kjeldsen 1995, p. 3); Fort Point, San Francisco, Calif. (Silva 1979, p. 342); Santa Cruz, Calif. (Smith 1944, p. 56); Monterey Peninsula, Calif. (Smith 1944, p. 56) to La Jolla, San Diego Co., Calif. (Dawson 1945c, p. 20), including Channel Is. (San Miguel I., Santa Rosa I., Anacapa I., Santa Barbara I., Santa Catalina I.: Murray and Littler 1989, p. 65; Santa Cruz I.: Apt et al. 1988, p. 40; San Nicolas I.: Caplan and Boolootian 1967, p. 209; San Clemente I.: Littler and Murray 1977, p. 61); Islas Los Coronados, Baja Calif. (Silva 4858 in UC); Playas de Tijuana, Baja Calif. (L. Aguilar Rosas et al. 1982, p. 61) to Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, México (Huerta M. and Chávez B. 1966, p. 11), including Gulf of California north to Puerto Refugio, Isla de la Guarda, Baja Calif. (Dawson 1944a, p. 208) Display references
Taxonomy:
Blair 1983; Blair et al. 1982; Kornmann 1972a Display references
Life History:
uninvestigated in Pacific coast populations; in Europe, alternation of isomorphic phases, a sporophyte that produces quadriflagellate zoospores alternating with unisexual gametophytes that produce biflagellate isogametes; parthenogenetic development of gametophytes by unfused gametes (Kornmann 1972a; Köhler 1956) Display references
Chromosomes:
Hinson and Kapraun 1991; Sinha 1958, p. 24; Hartmann 1929 Display references
Biology/Ecology:
Trowbridge 1993a; R. Aguilar Rosas and Machado Galindo 1990, p. 188; Foster et al. 1988, p. 29; Littler et al. 1983, p. 132; Littler and Arnold 1982, p. 309; P. Taylor and Littler 1982, p. 138; Thom 1980b, p. 105; Devinny 1978, p. 358; Emerson and Zedler 1978, p. 317; Murray and Littler 1978, p. 509; Littler and Murray 1977, p. 20; Caplan and Boolootian 1967, p. 209 Display references
Epiphytes:
Ectocarpus simulans
Morphology and Physiology:
Blair et al. 1982, p. 164; Köhler 1957 Display references
Chemistry:
Khotimchenko et al. 2002 (as C. linum); de Jesus et al. 1989, p. 768; Rönnerstrand 1943, p. 48 Display references

 
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BRITISH
COLUMBIA
Repr                        
Ster                        
                       
COLUMBIA
RIVER
Repr                         Uncommon, on rocks in pools in the upper intertidal. Trowbridge 1993a, p. 236. Display references
Ster      x  x            
                       
CAPE
ARAGO
Repr                         Common, in pools, splash zone to low intertidal. Dawson 1965a, p. 9. p. Display references
Ster  xxxxxxxxxx  
                       
CAPE
MENDOCINO
Repr                         Uncommon. Kjeldsen 1995, p. 3. Display references
Ster                        
                       
POINT
ARENA
Repr                         Uncommon, in mud in the mid and upper intertidal. Kjeldsen 1995, p. 3. Display references
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SAN
FRANCISCO
Repr                         Common, in small sandy pools or on bare or sand-covered rocks in mid and upper intertidal; on cobbles and concrete in lower middle intertidal. Smith 1944, p. 56. Silva 1979, p. 342. Display references
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