Tursiocola costata Frankovich & M.J.Sullivan 2015

Publication Details
Tursiocola costata Frankovich & M.J.Sullivan 2015: 40, figs 47-66

Published in: Frankovich, T.A., Sullivan, M.J. & Stacy, N.I. (2015). Three new species of diatoms from the skin of a West Indian Manatee. Phytotaxa 20(1): 33-48.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tursiocola is Tursiocola olympica (Hustedt) R.W.Holmes, S.Nagasawa & H.Takano.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "Florida: Florida Bay, skin samples removed from a recently dead individual of a West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus in the vicinity of Coon Key, 25° 03' 18" N, 80° 44' 10" W"; (Frankovich, Sullivan & Stacy 2015: 40) Notes: Hototype: "T.A. Frankovich, 28 October 2013 (holotype CAS! 223045, Figs. 4768; isotypes ANSP! GC59141, BM! 101 788, BRM! Zu10/8)."

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ribbed, having one or more primary veins or ridges (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 April 2015 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 April 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024

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