Tolypothrix fusca Schwabe 1936
Publication Details
Tolypothrix fusca Schwabe 1936: 117, fig. 13
Published in: Schwabe, G.H. (1936). Sobre Biotopos Termales en el Sur de Chile.. Bol. Soc. Biología Concepción 10(2): 93-123, 15 fig., 5 tables.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Tolypothrix is Tolypothrix distorta Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tolypothrix distorta var. fusca (Schwabe) Schwabe.
Type Information
Chile: Puyehue thermal sites.;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), a sombre brown, but often used to indicate darkness of colour (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 November 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 October 2021
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
