Bangia discoidea A.Aziz 2016
Publication Details
Bangia discoidea A.Aziz 2016: 467, figs 1-4
Published in: Aziz, A. (2016). Bangia discoidea sp. nov. (Rhodophyceae), from brackish water Passur River, Khulna, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Botany 45(3): 465-469, 4 figs.
Publication date: Sept 2016
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bangia is Bangia atropurpurea (Mertens ex Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "steel boyar along with Polysiphonia sp. in the Passur River having a salinity 14.80‰ ± 0.45 during high tide." [Bangladesh]; (Aziz 2016: 467) Notes: Holotype: Photomicrographs, figs 1-4; collection no. 14, preserved in 4% formaldehyde and stored in the National Prof. A.K.M. Nurul Islam Laboratory, Botany Dept., Dhaka University.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), discoid.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 24 September 2016 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 September 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025
