Tortitaenia obscura (Ralfs) Brook 1998
Publication Details
Tortitaenia obscura (Ralfs) Brook 1998: 146
Published in: Brook, A.J. (1998). Tortitaenia nom. nov. pro Polytaenia Brook, a name of a genus of saccoderm desmids. The Quekett Journal of Microscopy 38: 146.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Tortitaenia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Spirotaenia obscura Ralfs
Type Information
Type locality: England: Dolgelly and Penzance; Fisher's Castle Tunbridge Wells; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Ralfs; Jenner; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dark, shady, indisctinct (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 March 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 January 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
