Tursiocola varicopulifera Frankovich & M.J.Sullivan 2015
Current name:
Tursiocola varicopulifera Frankovich & M.J.Sullivan
external valve, side view (left foreground); valve interior (top); valvocopula (diagonal background). - 02 June 2016. T.A. Frankovich
Publication Details
Tursiocola varicopulifera Frankovich & M.J.Sullivan 2015: 37, figs 25-46
Published in: Frankovich, T.A., Sullivan, M.J. & Stacy, N.I. (2015). Three new species of diatoms from the skin of a West Indian Manatee. Phytotaxa 20(1): 33-48.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tursiocola is Tursiocola olympica (Hustedt) R.W.Holmes, S.Nagasawa & H.Takano.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Florida: Florida Bay, skin samples removed from a recently dead individual of a West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus in the vicinity of Coon Key, 25° 03' 18" N, 80° 44' 10" W"; (Frankovich, Sullivan & Stacy 2015: 38) Notes: "Holotype: T.A. Frankovich, 28 October 2013 (holotype CAS! 223046, Figs. 2556; isotypes ANSP! GC59140, BM! 101 787, BRM! Zu10/7)."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 April 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 June 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 June 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
