Xanthotrichum contortum Wille ex O.Kirchner 1893
Publication Details
Xanthotrichum contortum Wille ex O.Kirchner 1893: 39
Published in: Kirchner, O. (1898). Schizophyta: Schizophyceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds) Vol. 1(1), pp. 45-92, figures 48-62. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann.
Request PDFPublication date: 1898
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Xanthotrichum.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trichodesmium contortum (Wille ex O.Kirchner ) Wille.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 March 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 26 May 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
