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Chaetomorpha antennina (Bory) Kütz.

Reference
Bot.Zeitung (Berlin) 5:166 (1847)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Habit and structure. Thallus green, stiff, erect (but lying prostrate when exposed), tufted, to 5.5 cm in length, composed of clustered unbranched filaments. Basal cell clavate, formed from fusion of original basal cell with distal cells, slightly annulate and sometimes curved, to 6 mm long and 500 µm in diameter, other cells cylindrical, 400–500 µm in diameter, L:B 1.5–2.5.

Distribution. Widespread in tropical seas, extending to the subtropics.

John Huisman & Cheryl Parker, 3 August 2021

Distribution

IMCRA Regions
Pilbara (offshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton.