Plectonema spirale N.L.Gardner 1927
Publication Details
Plectonema spirale N.L.Gardner 1927: 46, no fig.
Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1927). New Myxophyceae from Porto Rico. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 7: 1-144, pls. 1-23.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Plectonema is Plectonema tomasinianum Bornet ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: on old pump, Maricao, Porto Rico. Wille 1276b (NY); (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 April 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 December 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
