Luticola gigantea V.Lokhande, Lowe, Kociolek & B.Karthick 2020
Publication Details
Luticola gigantea V.Lokhande, Lowe, Kociolek & B.Karthick 2020: 149, 150, figs 62-71, 79, 80
Published in: Lokhande, V., Radhakrishnan, C., Kociolek, J.P., Lowe, R. & Karthick, B. (2020 '2021'). The diatom genus Luticola D.G. Mann (Bacillariophyceae) in the Western Ghats of India and its biogeography. European Journal of Phycology 56(2): 142-158.
Publication date: online 25 August 2020
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Luticola is Luticola mutica (Kützing) D.G.Mann.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: beside the Amboli to Sawantwadi road, Maharashtra, India (15.93414°N, 73.98941°E); (Lokhande & al. 2020: 150) Holotype: 14 October 2013; wet wall, altitude 618 m; AHMA; slide no. 04-61 (Lokhande & al. 2020: 150, fig. 70)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), huge.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 July 2021 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 July 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 July 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
