Xanthonema antarcticum (Broady) Ettl & Gärtner 1995
Publication Details
Xanthonema antarcticum (Broady) Ettl & Gärtner 1995: 177
Published in: Ettl, H. & Gärtner, G. (1995). Syllabus der Boden-, Luft- und Flechtenalgen. pp. i-vii, 1-721. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Xanthonema is Xanthonema exile (Klebs) P.C.Silva.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Heterothrix antarctica Broady
Type Information
Type locality: Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica; (Broady 1976: 393) Holotype: fig. 3 a-m: 1972; terrestrial mosses in a wet, acid habitat; Cambridge Collection of Algae and Protozoa; Culture No. 836/6 (Broady 1976: 393)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antarctic (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024