Chorda filum
Chorda filum, commonly known as dead man's rope or sea lace among other names, is a species of brown algae in the genus Chorda. It is widespread in the temperate waters of the northern hemisphere. The species has numerous other common names related to its physical appearance. These include mermaid's tresses, cat's gut or sea-catgut, bootlace weed, sea-twine, and mermaid's fishing line.
| Chorda filum | |
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| Chorda filum among Cladophora glomerata on the slopes of Gullmarn fjord, Sweden | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Laminariales |
| Family: | Chordaceae |
| Genus: | Chorda |
| Species: | C. filum |
| Binomial name | |
| Chorda filum (L.) Stackhouse, 1797 | |
| Synonyms | |
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