Trentepohlia tenuis (Zeller) De Toni 1889
Current name:
Trentepohlia abietina (Flotow ex Kützing) Hansgirg
Jardin Botanique (Botanical Garden), Cayenen, French Guyana; forming orange mat at the base of Pinot Palm Tree (Euterpe oleracea) - 21 June 2006. Juan Lopez-Bautista (jlopez@ua.edu)
Publication Details
Trentepohlia tenuis (Zeller) De Toni 1889: 241
Published in: De Toni, G.B. (1889). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. I. Chlorophyceae. pp. [3]-12, [i]-cxxxix, 1-1315. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Request PDFPublication date: 25 July 1889
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Trentepohlia is Trentepohlia aurea (Linnaeus) C.Martius.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trentepohlia abietina (Flotow ex Kützing) Hansgirg.
Basionym
Chroolepus tenuis Zeller
Type Information
Type locality: Elephant Point, Pegu, Burma; (Silva & al. 1996: 909)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 September 2002 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 12 May 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
