| Chlorodesmis fastigiata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | UTC clade |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Udoteaceae |
| Genus: | Chlorodesmis |
| Species: | C. fastigiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorodesmis fastigiata (C.Ag.) Ducker | |
Chlorodesmis fastigiata, sometimes called turtle weed, [1] is a species of algae belonging to the family Udoteaceae. [2]
C. fastigiata was originally described as Vaucheriafastigiata 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 Avrainvilleacomosa (Harvey & Bailey) G.Murray & Boodle 1889. [4]
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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Turtle weed may refer to:
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