Tapinothrix violacea Bohunická & J.R.Johansen, nom. inval. 2011

Publication Details
Tapinothrix violacea Bohunická & J.R.Johansen, nom. inval. 2011: 138

Published in: Bohunická, M., Johansen, J.R. & Fucíková, K. (2011). Tapinothrix clintonii sp. nov. (Pseudanabaenaceae, Cyanobacteria), a new species at the nexus of five genera. Fottea 11: 127-140.

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Publication date: 2011

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tapinothrix is Tapinothrix bornetii Sauvageau.

Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), violet, refers to the blue-red colours nearer blue (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 November 2011 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 April 2014

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: proposed basionym Amphithrix violacea Bornet et Flahault (1886: 344). was a pre-starting-point name. - (02 April 2014) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2025

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