Kumanoa tortuosa (Kumano) E.T.Johnston, P.-E.Lim & M.L.Vis 2014
Publication Details
Kumanoa tortuosa (Kumano) E.T.Johnston, P.-E.Lim & M.L.Vis 2014: 336
Published in: Johnston, E.T., Lim, P.-E., Buhari, N., Keil, E.J., Djawad, I. & Vis, M.L. (2014). Diversity of freshwater red algae (Rhodophyta) in Malaysia and Indonesia from morphological and molecular data. Phycologia 53(4): 320-341.
Publication date: 2014
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Kumanoa is Kumanoa virgatodecaisneana (Sirodot) Entwisle & al..
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Batrachospermum tortuosum Kumano
Type Information
Holotype locality: Fort Iskander, Tasek Bera, Pahang, Malaysia; (Kumano 1978: 101) Holotype: S. Kumano; 12 July 1971; On submerged leaves of Pandanus heriocopus and Cryptocoryne griffithii in narrow rivulets covered by swamp forests; Herbarium of Faculty of Science, Kobe University; (Kumano 1978: 101)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent or twisted in different directions, involved, complicated (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 August 2014 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 September 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024