Amphithrix amethystea (Kützing) Kützing, nom. inval. 1849
Publication Details
Amphithrix amethystea (Kützing) Kützing, nom. inval. 1849: 275
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphithrix is Amphithrix janthina Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Schizothrix calcicola Gomont.
Basionym
Leptothrix amethystea Kützing
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), amethyst, violet, also applied to the colour range between purple and violet (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 July 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 May 2024
