Trentepohlia infestans Rindi & J.López-Bautista 2007

Publication Details
Trentepohlia infestans Rindi & J.López-Bautista 2007: 704, figs 22-29

Published in: Rindi, F. & López-Bautista, J.M. (2007). New and interesting records of Trentepohlia (Trentepohliales, Chlorophyta) from French Guiana, including the description of two new species. Phycologia 46: 698-708.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Trentepohlia is Trentepohlia aurea (Linnaeus) C.Martius.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Zone Industrielle, Collery Marengo, French Guiana; (Rindi & López-Bautista 2007: 704) Holotype: F. Rindi; 21 June 2006; on painted concrete wall, near external fan of air-conditioning system; US; (Rindi & López-Bautista 2007: 704) Notes: Isotype: GALW.

Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), infesting, attacking (Stearn 1983).

Description
Crustose alga, forming red patches on walls. Prostrate part crustose, pseudoparenchymatous, formed by many mixed filaments. Erect axes short, consisting of 3-6 cells, 50-200 microns tall. Cells of the prostrate part elliptical or globular, 10-13 microns wide; cells of the erect axes cylindrical, 7-12.5 microns wide. Zoosporangia globular, 15-22 microns wide, produced at the top of the erect axes. Gametangia not observed.

Created: 03 August 2007 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 March 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 December 2024

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