Caldora penicillata (Gomont) Engene, Tronholm & V.J.Paul 2015
Publication Details
Caldora penicillata (Gomont) Engene, Tronholm & V.J.Paul 2015: 679, figs 1, 2
Published in: Engene, N., Tronholm, A., Salvador-Reyes, L.A., Luesch, H. & Paul, V.J. (2015). Caldora penicillata gen nov., sp. nov. (Cyanobacteria), a pantropical marine species with biomedical relevance. Journal of Phycology 51(4): 670-681.
Publication date: 2015
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Caldora.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Phormidium penicillatum Gomont
Type Information
Type locality: Saint-Gilles, Réunion; (Silva & al. 1996: 39) Type: see below (epitype) F. Jadin 76; iv.1890; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: This type locality fide Jadin, 1894 (Silva et al., 1996). Epitype: strain FK13-1, US 217964. Looe Key, Florida (24°35'400" N, 81°31'100" W), 10 June 2013, epizoic on corals and epilithic, 20 m depth, leg. N. Engene (Engene et al. 2015: 679).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a pencil or an artist'’s camel-hair brush (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 September 2015 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 September 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
