Tolypothrix pulvinata (Frémy) Geitler 1932
Publication Details
Tolypothrix pulvinata (Frémy) Geitler 1932: 721
Published in: Geitler, L. (1932). Cyanophyceae. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Ed. 2. (Rabenhorst, L. Eds) Vol. 14, pp. 673-1196, i-[vi]. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Tolypothrix is Tolypothrix distorta Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hassallia pulvinata Frémy.
Basionym
Hassallia pulvinata Frémy
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cushion-shaped, strongly convexed (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 September 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 30 January 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
