Albrightia tortuosa J.Copeland 1936
Publication Details
Albrightia tortuosa J.Copeland 1936: 86, fig. 38
Published in: Copeland, J.J. (1936). Yellowstone thermal Myxophyceae. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 36: 1-232.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Albrightia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Yellowstone: Firehole Lake; (Copeland 1936: 86) Holotype: Copeland no. 401;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent or twisted in different directions, involved, complicated (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 27 August 2004 by Robert Wilkes.
Last updated: 30 January 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024