Tolypothrix penicillata Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault 1886

Publication Details
Tolypothrix penicillata Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault 1886

Published in: Bornet, É. & Flahault, C. (1886 '1887'). Revision des Nostocacées hétérocystées contenues dans les principaux herbiers de France (Troisième fragment). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Septième série 5: 51-129.

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Publication date: 1 Jan 1886

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Tolypothrix is Tolypothrix distorta Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a pencil or an artist'’s camel-hair brush (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 May 2014

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Taxonomic note
Most records are from freshwater habitats and marine reports may be of a different entity. - (27 January 2014) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2025

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