CHLOROPHYTA : Cladophorales : CladophoraceaeGREEN ALGAE

Chaetomorpha crassa C Agardh


Description: Fine filaments long and entangled.

Habitat: Possibly uncommon. Until there is a full revision of the genus the habitat and distribution will be unclear.

Distribution: Until there is a full revision of the genus the distribution will remain unclear.

Distribution Map from NBN: Chaetomorpha crassa at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Chaetomorpha crassa at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

GBIF data for Chaetomorpha aerea

WoRMS: Chaetomorpha crassa at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Chaetomorpha aerea (Dillwyn) Kützing, 1849. AphiaID: 145020.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; Chlorophytina; Ulvophyceae; Cladophorales; Cladophoraceae; Chaetomorpha

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 Morton, O., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2025). Chaetomorpha crassa. C Agardh. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZS3300. Accessed on 2026-05-25