Calothrix pilosa Harvey ex Bornet & Flahault 1886
Current name:
Scytonematopsis pilosa (Bornet & Flahault) Umezaki & M.Watanabe
From Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler & M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon. Purchase informationDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Calothrix pilosa Harvey ex Bornet & Flahault 1886: 363
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 currently regarded as a synonym of Scytonematopsis pilosa (Bornet & Flahault) Umezaki & M.Watanabe.
Source of Synonymy
Umezaki, I. & Watanabe, M. (1994). Enumeration of the Cyanophyta (blue-green algae) of Japan. 2. Nostocales and Stigonematales. Japanese Journal of Phycology 42(3): 301-324.
Type Information
Type locality: Key West, Florida, U.S.A; (Silva & al. 1996: 73) Type: W.H. Harvey; Bm (ex K); (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 6)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), soft-hairy.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 04 September 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024
