Tortitaenia acuta (Hilse) Palamar-Mordvinsteva 2009
Publication Details
Tortitaenia acuta (Hilse) Palamar-Mordvinsteva 2009: 131, fpl. 32: fig. 12
Published in: Palamar-Mordvintseva, G.M. & Petlovany, O.A. (2009). Flora algarum Ucrainicae. Volumen 12. Streptophyta. Fasciculus 1. Familia Mesotaeniaceae. pp. [1-5] 6-156, 33 pls. Kyiv. [in Ukrainian]
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tortitaenia is Tortitaenia obscura (Ralfs) Brook.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Spirotaenia acuta Hilse
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), acute, pointed; i.e. narrowing gradually and making an angle of less than 90° (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 February 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 February 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 April 2024