Brachysira aponina Kützing 1836
Publication Details
Brachysira aponina Kützing 1836: no. 153
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1836). Algarum aquae dulcis germanicarum Decas XVI. pp. [1-25]. Halis Saxonum [Halle]: in commissis C.A. Schwetschkii et fil..
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Brachysira.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Abano Terme, a small town in the Province of Padua (Veneto region, northern Italy)"; (Van de Vijver & Bosak 2020: 1) Lectotype designated by Van de Vijver & Bosak: BR; Van Heurck collection slide BR-4634, prepared from Kützing sample Decade XVI, n° 153 (Van de Vijver & Bosak 2020: 1)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to warm baths; from Aponus, a warm medical fountain at Bangi d'Albano near Padua, Italy.
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
