Calothrix pulvinata C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault 1886
Publication Details
Calothrix pulvinata C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault 1886
Published in: Bornet, É. & Flahault, C. (1886). Revision des Nostocacées hétérocystées contenues dans les principaux herbiers de France. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Septième série 3: 323-381.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 Jan 1886
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Calothrix is Calothrix confervicola C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cushion-shaped, strongly convexed (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 January 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 May 2014
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Nomenclatural note
Frequently cited as Calothrix pulvinata Kützing or Calothrix pulvinata C.Agardh, both invalid, pre-starting-point names, but it remains to be established if both are conspecific. - (17 January 2014) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
"Unclear species" (Komárek 2013: 175), perhaps referable to Scytonematopsis. - (17 January 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 March 2025
