Dactylothece arcuatum Playfair 1918
Publication Details
Dactylothece arcuatum Playfair 1918: 528, pl. LVII: figs. 3, 4
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1918). New and rare freshwater algae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 43: 497-543, pls LIV-LVII.
Publication date: 18 Dec. 1918 [INA]
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dactylothece is Dactylothece braunii Lagerheim.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Lismore (302) [New South Wales, Australia]; (Playfair 1918: 497, 498, 528) Playfair; 1916-1918; swampy pool formed entirely of surface water (302) pp. 497-498;
Origin of Species Name
Participle A, curved, like a bow (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 December 2023
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024