Westiellopsis prolifica Janet 1941
Publication Details
Westiellopsis prolifica Janet 1941: 170, 2 figs
Published in: Janet, M. (1941). Westiellopsis prolifica, gen. et sp. nov., a new member of the Stigonemataceae. Annals of Botany 5(1): 167-170.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Westiellopsis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: In cultures of soil algae from the Agri-horticultural Society's Gardens, Madras.; (Janet 1941: 170)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Characters same as for the genus; main filaments torulose and consisting
of short barrel-shaped cells, 8-12 µm broad and as long as broad or slightly
longer; branch-filaments thinner and elongate, not constricted at the crosswalls,
with elongate cylindrical cells, 4-6 µm broad; heterocysts oblongcylindrical,
5-5.6 µm broad and 10.5-22 µm long. Gonidia formed singly from
each cell of the pseudohormocyst, 8-5-9 µm diameter.
Created: 27 August 2004 by Robert Wilkes.
Last updated: 11 July 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
