Microcoleus confluens Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1918
Publication Details
Microcoleus confluens Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1918: 471, pl. 40: fig. 25
Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1918). New Pacific coast marine algae III. University of California Publications in Botany 6: 455-486, pls 38-41.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Microcoleus is Microcoleus vaginatus Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Blennothrix confluens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) I.Umezaki.
Type Information
Type locality: Lands End, San Francusco, U.S.A.; (Gardner 1918: 471) Type: Gardner No. 1641; Forming a spongy stratum in company with other species of Myxophyceae on rocks in the upper part of the littoral belt; UC; (Gardner 1918: 471)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), confluent, running together, blending into one (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 May 2014
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Taxonomic note
Unrevised species. (Komárek & Anagnostidis 2005: 538). - (25 April 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 June 2025
