Chaetomorpha aerea
{{Short description|Species of alga}}
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| genus = Chaetomorpha
| species = aerea
| authority = (Dillwyn) Kütz., 1849
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Chaetomorpha aerea is a species of green algae of the family Cladophoraceae.
Chaetomorpha aerea and Chaetomorpha linum are considered conspecific by some authors,Burrows, E.M. 1991. Seaweeds of the British Isles Volume 2 Chlorophyta. Natural History Museum, London. {{ISBN|0-565-00981-8}} other authors do not accept this synonymy.Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland p.32 The British Phycological Society {{ISBN|0-9527115-16}} The genus to which this species belongs is regarded as needing further taxonomic investigation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=11475|title=Chaetomorpha aerea (Dillwyn) Kützing|last=Guiry|first=Wendy|date=2019|website=www.algaebase.org|publisher=National University of Ireland, Galway|access-date=2019-01-25}}
Description
Distribution
This species is wide spread world wide. In New Zealand it is found in upper to mid-intertidal pool on the coast of the North and South Islands, Chatham Islands and Stewart Island.{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/841897290|title=New Zealand seaweeds : an illustrated guide|last=W. A.|first=Nelson|publisher=Te Papa Press|year=2013|isbn=9780987668813|location=Wellington, New Zealand|pages=34|oclc=841897290|author-link=Wendy Nelson (marine scientist)}}