Rufusia pilicola D.E.Wujek & P.Timpano 1988
Publication Details
Rufusia pilicola D.E.Wujek & P.Timpano 1988: 165, figs 1-4
Published in: Wujek, D.E. & Timpano, P. (1988 '1986'). Rufusia (Porphyridiales, Phragmonemataceae), a new red alga from sloth hair. Brenesia 25/26: 163-168.
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This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Rufusia.
Status of Name
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Type Information
Type locality: Panama: Barro Colorado Island; (Wujek & Timpano 1988: 165) Type: figs 1-4 in Wujek and Timpano (1986, Holotype).: on three-toed sloth; (Wujek & Timpano 1988: 165)
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 April 2022
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Habitat note
Grows within fissures and furrows of the hair of three-toed (Bradypus) and two-toed (Choloepus) sloths. - (01 April 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 March 2025
