Blennothrix confluens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) I.Umezaki 1995
Publication Details
Blennothrix confluens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) I.Umezaki 1995: 136
Published in: Umezaki, I. (1995). Marine blue-green algae from Palawan in the Philippines. 1. Chroococcales and Oscillatoriales. Journal of Japanese Botany 70(3): 123-139, 4 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Blennothrix is Blennothrix vermicularis Kützing ex Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Microcoleus confluens Setchell & N.L.Gardner
Type Information
Type locality: Lands End, San Francusco, U.S.A.; (Gardner 1918: 471) Type: Gardner No. 1641; Forming a spongy stratum in company with other species of Myxophyceae on rocks in the upper part of the littoral belt; UC; (Gardner 1918: 471)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), confluent, running together, blending into one (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 May 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
