Chorda filum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse, 1797
(Dead Men’s Ropes, Mermaid’s Fishing Lines, Mermaid’s Tresses)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChorda filum (Dead Men’s Ropes, Mermaid’s Fishing Lines, Mermaid’s Tresses)
FamilyCHORDACEAE (a family of brown seaweeds)
OrderLAMINARIALES (an order of brown seaweeds)
ClassPHAEOPHYCEAE (brown seaweeds)
SubphylumPHAEISTA (a subphylum of chromists)
PhylumOCHROPHYTA (a phylum of chromists)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Chorda filum (Dead Men’s Ropes, Mermaid’s Fishing Lines, Mermaid’s Tresses) :
1: Chorda filum (Dead Men’s Ropes, Mermaid’s Fishing Lines, Mermaid’s Tresses)
22 Jul 2013 OSGR: SY97 50° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
growing in shallow water
Image 1: Group of thalli - close-up - under waterImage 2: Group of thalli - under waterImage 3: Group of thalli - under water (2)Image 4: Group of thalli - with Sargassum muticum - under waterImage 5: Group of thalli - with Sargassum muticum - under water (2)

Chorda filum (Dead Men’s Ropes, Mermaid’s Fishing Lines, Mermaid’s Tresses) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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