Species:

Chaetopteris plumosa (Lyngbye) Kützing

Fjørtufs in Norwegian Nynorsk
Fjærtufs in Norwegian Bokmål

Classification

The species Chaetopteris plumosa belongs to:

Division:
Ochrophyta (Brown algae, Brown seaweeds)
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Sphacelariales
Family:
Sphacelariaceae
Genus:
Chaetopteris

Photos

Photos of Chaetopteris plumosa (1):

1 of 1: Habit

Photo of Chaetopteris plumosa
Overview of thallus Photo: © Kjersti Sjøtun Terms of use
Species
Chaetopteris plumosa
Verified by
Bergen Seaweed Group
Sampling location
Korsfjorden, Hordaland
Sampling date
2007-04-18
Published
2007-11-12
Photo is showing (categorized)
  • Thallus
  • Habit

Note: In Norway the species is found in the sublittoral along the whole coast. Thallus length is between 3 and 12 cm. Side branches develop in one plane in the young and upper part of thallus, while the lower perennial part is without such side branches. The side branches are longest at or above the middle part of the shots, and narrowing towards the tip, giving the shots with side branches a lancet-like outline. The main axes are covered by rhizoidal cortex, which may develop from cells in all planes of an axis.