Trichodiscus elegans Welsford 1912
Publication Details
Trichodiscus elegans Welsford 1912: 241, pl. 27
Published in: Welsford, E.J. (1912). The morphology of Trichodiscus elegans, gen. et sp. nov. Annals of Botany 26(101): 239-243, plate 27.
Request PDFPublication date: January 1912
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Trichodiscus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Salem, North Carolina, USA; (Welsford 1912: 241)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 January 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Evelyn J. Welsford. - (09 February 2015) - M.D. Guiry
Distributional note
"Cannot be regarded as an indigeneous member of the British algal flora, since only known growing on a glass container containing an imported non-native water fern Azolla from the USA" (John 2011: 551, 552). - (09 February 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
