Tellamia contorta Batters 1895
Publication Details
Tellamia contorta Batters 1895: 169
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1895). Some new British algae. Annals of Botany 9: 168-169.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Tellamia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Weymouth, Dorset, England; (Batters 1892: 169) Lectotype: Batters; September, 1892; In common yellow periwinkle (Littorina obtusata); BM; slide 10527 (Nielsen & McLachlan 1986: 282) Notes: Some data from Batters (1895:307-321).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 July 2017
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Atlas_checklist note
Includes Tellamia intricata in Guiry (1997); see Nielsen & McLachlan (1986). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Nomenclatural note
Batters gives a very short description of this in Annals of Botany, Vol. 9, No. 33, p. 169, 1895. He also states his intention to give a full description and figures in a later number of this journal. This he did in Vol. 9, No. 34 , pp. 316 and 321, 1895. - (06 September 2007) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025
