Cottoniella fusiformis Børgesen 1930
Publication Details
Cottoniella fusiformis Børgesen 1930: 144, figs 58, 59
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1930). Marine algae from the Canary Islands especially from Tenerife and Gran Canaria III. Rhodophyceae. Part III. Ceramiales. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Biologiske Meddelelser 9(1): 1-159, 60 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cottoniella is Cottoniella arcuata Børgesen.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Playa de Santa Catalina [Las Palmas], Islas Canarias; (Afonso Carrillo & Sansón 1999: 153) Type: C; (Afonso Carrillo & Sansón 1999: 153) Notes: Womersley (2003: 154) gives the following data: Type from Playa de Santa Catalina (Las Palmas), Gran Canaria, Canary Is; presumably in C.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), fusiform; swollen at the middle and tapering to each end like a spindle; narrowly ellipsoid (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 May 2024
