Trochiscia antarctica F.E.Fritsch 1912
Publication Details
Trochiscia antarctica F.E.Fritsch 1912: 316, 325, pl. 10: fig. 30
Published in: Fritsch, F.E. (1912). Freshwater algae collected in the South Orkneys by Mr. R. N. Rudmose Brown, B.Sc. of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-04. Journal of the Linnean Society of London Botany 40: 293-338, 1 fig., 2 pls.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmotetra antarctica (Fritsch) H.U.Ling.
Type Information
Type locality: South Orkney Islands: Scotia Bay; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: H.N. Rudmose Brown; in yellow snow; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antarctic (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 November 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024