Species sheet
Hairy chaetomorpha
Chaetomorpha aerea (Dillwyn) Kützing, 1849
PlantsAlgaeChlorophyceae (green algae)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticReunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaGuadeloupeMartiniqueRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Crin verdeEuropean Spanish
- Crinière dresséeFrench (France)
- ChaetomorpheFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Chaetomorpha aerea
- Chaetomorpha paucitatis
- Chaetomorpha princeps
- Chaetomorpha variabilis
- Chaetomorpha vasta
- Chloronitum aerea
- Conferva aerea
- Conferva princeps
- Conferva variabilis
- Conferva vasta
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Sources
- WACQUANT Claude, VERLAQUE Marc, LAMARE Véronique in : DORIS, 03/10/2014 : Chaetomorpha aerea (Dillwyn) Kützing, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2645
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Chaetomorpha aerea (Dillwyn) Kützing, 1849, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/919
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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