Nodularia fusca W.R.Taylor 1920
Publication Details
Nodularia fusca W.R.Taylor 1920: 48, pl. 1: fig. 23 (as 'Nodularia ? fusca ')
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1928). The marine algae of Florida with special reference to the Dry Tortugas. Publications of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 379: [i-] v, [1]- 219, 3 figs, 37 pls, 7 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nodularia is Nodularia spumigena Mertens ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Long Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A.; (Taylor 1928: 48)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), a sombre brown, but often used to indicate darkness of colour (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 August 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 August 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024