Dichothrix compacta var. calcarata Woronichin 1923
Publication Details
Dichothrix compacta var. calcarata Woronichin 1923: 116
Published in: Woronichin, N.N. (1923). Algae nonnullae novae e Caucaso. II. Botanicheskie Materialy Instituta Sporovykh Rastenij Glavnogo Botanicheskogo Sada R.S.F.S.R. 2(8): 113-128.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dichothrix is Dichothrix penicillata Zanardini ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rivularia calcarata (Woronichin) V.I.Poljansky.
Source of Synonymy
Elenkin, A.A. (1949). Sinezeleniye vodorosli SSSR. Monografiya presnovodnykh i nazemnykh S'yanofiseaye, obnaruzhennykh v predelakh SSSR. Spetsial'naya (sistematicheskaya) chast', vyp. II. III. Hormogoneae (Geitl.) Elenk. (okonchaniye). pp. 985-1908, figures 291- 566. Moscow: Izdate'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR. [in Russian]
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), compact (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 September 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 20 July 2022
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Taxonomic note
"Probably represents a special species" (Komárek 2013: 320). - (23 January 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025
