Ulothrix flaccida Kützing 1849
Current name:
Klebsormidium flaccidum (Kützing) P.C.Silva, Mattox & W.H.Blackwell
Via delle Belle Torri, Pisa, Italy; forming green mat at the base of urban wall - 08 April 2006. Fabio Rindi (f.rindi@univpm.it)
Publication Details
Ulothrix flaccida Kützing 1849: 349
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulothrix is Ulothrix tenuissima Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Klebsormidium flaccidum (Kützing) P.C.Silva, Mattox & W.H.Blackwell.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Mattox, K.R. & Blackwell, W.H., Jr (1972). The generic name Hormidium as applied to green algae. Taxon 21: 639-645.
Type Information
Type locality: Ad vias lapideas Argentorati: A. Braun [sony road, Strasbourg, France]; (Kützing 1849: 643) Type: L; 939.67-905 (Silva, Mattox & Blackwell 1972: 643) Notes: According to Lokhorst (1996: 17), the lectotype is annotated as "Strassburg Febr. 1846". leg. A. Braun. (L sheet 939.67-905). Epitype: strain SAG 2307 designated by Mikhailyuk et al. (2015: 762) to support the lectotype above and the authentic strain of K. flaccidum that is permanently preserved in a metabolically inactive state in the SAG.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flaccid, not able to hold up its own weight (Stearn 1983).
Description
Emended description: Lokhorst (1996) Cryptogamic Studies 5: 17-20, figs 31-68 (fide Mikhailyuk et al., 2015),
Created: 06 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024