Brachytheca sulcata A.A.Gontcharov & M.Watanabe 1999

Publication Details
Brachytheca sulcata A.A.Gontcharov & M.Watanabe 1999: 346, figs 1-11

Published in: Gontcharov, A.A. & Watanabe, M. (1999). Brachytheca sulcata gen. et sp. nov. (Desmidiaceae, Chlorophyta), a new alga from the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Phycologia 38(5): 345-348, 11 figs.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Brachytheca.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: near the summit of Mt. Albert Edward, Papua New Guinea; (Gontcharov & Watanabe 1999: 346) Holotype: Fig. 11: 29 October 1975; small bog; (Gontcharov & Watanabe 1999: 346) Notes: Samples 51309 and 51310.

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), ploughed, sulcated.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 August 2012

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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