Ochlochaete hystrix Thwaites 1849
Publication Details
Ochlochaete hystrix Thwaites 1849: pl. CCXXVI [226]
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1849). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. text with plates, pls CCXVII-CCLXX [217-270]. London: Reeve & Benham.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Ochlochaete.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: on stems of grasses etc, in a lake of brackish water, called "The Little Sea" near Wareham, Dorset: Rev. W. Smith: also in freshwater ditches near Bristol, upon the leaves of mosses; very rare: Thwaites; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), porpucine-like, bristly or spiny (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 November 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
