Desmotetra antarctica (Fritsch) H.U.Ling 2001
Publication Details
Desmotetra antarctica (Fritsch) H.U.Ling 2001: 165, 168, figs 38-78
Published in: Ling, H.U. (2001). Snow algae of the Windmill Islands, continental Antarctica: Desmotetra aureospora, Sp. nov. and D. antarctica, comb. nov (Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 37: 160-174.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Desmotetra is Desmotetra stigmatica (T.R.Deason) T.R.Deason & G.L.Floyd.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Trochiscia antarctica F.E.Fritsch
Type Information
Type locality: South Orkney Islands: Scotia Bay; (INA 1996) Type: H.N. Rudmose Brown; in yellow snow; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antarctic (Stearn 1983).
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 June 2010
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Habitat note
Usually found in semi-permanent snowdrifts in sheltered coastal sites in the vicinity of penguins or other bird rookeries; not found growing in soil where temperatures in summer may exceed 16º C (Ling 2001). - (29 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
