Tolypothrix tenuis var. calcarata (Schmidle) B.A.Whitton, nom. inval. 2011
Publication Details
Tolypothrix tenuis var. calcarata (Schmidle) B.A.Whitton, nom. inval. 2011: 152
Published in: Whitton, B.A. (2011). Cyanobacteria (Cyanophyta). In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Second edition. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 31-158. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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 calcarata Schmidle.
Basionym
Tolypothrix calcarata Schmidle
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 May 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 May 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024