Polytoma fusiforme Korshikov 1926
Publication Details
Polytoma fusiforme Korshikov 1926: 137, pl. 4: figs. 1-14 (as 'fusiformis')
Published in: Korshikov, A.A. (1926). Al'gologicheskiye zametki II [Phycological notes II]. Russkii Arkhiv Protistologii 5(1-2): 137-161, plates 6-8. [in Russian with English abstract]
Request PDFPublication date: 1926
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polytoma is Polytoma uvella Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hyalogonium fusiforme (Korshikov) H.Ettl.
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 freshwater species.
Created: 25 April 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 August 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
