Spongiochloris gigantea Bischoff & H.C.Bold 1963
Publication Details
Spongiochloris gigantea Bischoff & H.C.Bold 1963: 25, figs 23, 32, 33, 99-105
Published in: Bischoff, H.W. & Bold, H.C. (1963). Phycological studies IV. Some soil algae from Enchanted Rock and related algal species. University of Texas Publication 6318: [1]-95, 145 figs.
Request PDFPublication date: September 15 1963
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spongiochloris is Spongiochloris spongiosa (Vischer) R.C.Starr.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Enchanted Rock, Llano County, Texas, USA; (Tchuvashov 1975: 2) Lectotype (designated by Darienko & Pröschold 2022: 2): Fig. 104 in Bischoff & Bold (1963: 91).: Notes: Authentic strain, UTEX 977.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), huge.
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 August 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025
