Fortiea contorta Hauer, Bohunická & Mareš 2014
Publication Details
Fortiea contorta Hauer, Bohunická & Mareš 2014: 1094, 1095, fig. 4
Published in: Hauer, T., Bohunická, M., Johansen, J.R., Mares, J. & Berrendero-Gomez, E. (2014). Reassessment of the cyanobacterial family Microchaetaceae and establishment of new families Tolypothrichaceae and Godleyaceae. Journal of Phycology 50(6): 1089-110, 6 figs.
Publication date: 2014
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fortiea is Fortiea caucasica (Elenkin) De Toni.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: freshwater aquarium at the University of California; (Hauer & al. 2014: 1095) Holotype: [isolated by J.B. Waterbury]; CB; dried sample CBFS A-024 (Hauer & al. 2014: 1095) Notes: GenBank Accession based on reference strain: KB235930.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 January 2015 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 January 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 September 2024
