Blennothrix vermicularis Kützing ex Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988
Publication Details
Blennothrix vermicularis Kützing ex Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988: 430
Published in: Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80(1-4): 327-472, 35 figs, 13 tables.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Blennothrix.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
[Italy: "Am Steinen im Golf von Neapel" (Blennothrix vermicularis Kützing 1843, invalid: devalidated by Later Starting Point); (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), worm-shaped, almost cylindrical and bent in places, marked with irregular waves or bent lines (Stearn 1973).
Created: 27 August 2004 by Robert Wilkes.
Last updated: 12 March 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
