Tolypothrix penicillata Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault 1886
Current name:
Tolypothrix penicillata Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault
River Corrib, Galway City, Ireland. On submerged stones, 10-15 cm below water surface. Detail of false branching - 12 November 2005. Fabio Rindi (f.rindi@univpm.it)
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.
Request PDFPublication 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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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 22 November 2024
