Ulothrix confervicola (Lagerheim) Mattox & H.C.Bold 1962
Publication Details
Ulothrix confervicola (Lagerheim) Mattox & H.C.Bold 1962: 23, 29
Published in: Mattox, K.R., Bold, H.C. (1962). Phycological studies III. The taxonomy of certain ulotrichacean algae.. University of Texas Publications 6222: 1-67, 57 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulothrix is Ulothrix tenuissima Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Uronema confervicola Lagerheim.
Basionym
Uronema confervicola Lagerheim
Type Information
Type locality: Sweden: Warburg, epiphytic on Confervae; (Lagerheim 1887: 518) Lectotype: fig. 1 (epitype) (Caisová & al. 2015: 7)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), based upon the old generic name Conferva & the Latin, colo (I inhabit).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 April 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 November 2019
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Nomenclatural note
Page number of basionym not given. - (04 November 2019) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 July 2025