Tolypothrix pygmaea Kützing, nom. inval. 1843
Publication Details
Tolypothrix pygmaea Kützing, nom. inval. 1843: 227
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 14-16 Sep 1843
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 tenuis var. pygmaea Hansgirg.
Type Information
Bei Merseburg;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 April 2017 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 23 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
