Tolypella coutinhoi A.G.Cunha 1935
Publication Details
Tolypella coutinhoi A.G.Cunha 1935: 44, figs 2, 3 (as 'Coutinhoi')
Published in: Cunha, A.G. da (1935). Quelques espèces nouvelles de Characées du Portugal. Bulletin de la Société Phycologique de France 12(8): 41-58.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Tolypella is Tolypella nidifica (O.F.Müller) A.Braun.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitella syncarpa (Thuillier) Chevallier.
Eponomy
"Nous voulons rendre hommage à M. le Prof. Dr. D. ANTÓNIO XAVIER PEREIRA COUTINHO, le grand botaniste portugais..."
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 December 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 February 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025