Tolypothrix penicillata var. brevis N.L.Gardner 1927
Publication Details
Tolypothrix penicillata var. brevis N.L.Gardner 1927: 85, no fig.
Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1927). New Myxophyceae from Porto Rico. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 7: 1-144, pls. 1-23.
Request PDFType 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.
Type Information
Type locality: "Growing among other filamentous algae and water plants, not forming a definite stratum alone, in a water reservoir at Rio Piedras, no. 118, type, and nos. 111, 115, and 119 a; along the shore of Laguna Tortuguero, no. 843." [Puerto Rico]; (Gardner 1927: 86)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a pencil or an artist'’s camel-hair brush (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 September 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 26 January 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 September 2024
