Gloeotila tectorum Kützing 1849
Current name:
Binuclearia tectorum (Kützing) Beger ex Wichmann
Prox. In Sphagnum pool.Collected by Liz Kungu, Great Hill, Ayrshire, Scotland. - 09 May 2015. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Gloeotila tectorum Kützing 1849: 363
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gloeotila is Gloeotila oscillarina Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Binuclearia tectorum (Kützing) Beger ex Wichmann.
Source of Synonymy
Wichmann, L. (1937). Studien über die durch H-Stück-Bau der Membran ausgezeichneten Gattungen Microspora, Binuclearia, Ulotrichopsis und Tribonema. Pflanzenforschung 20: 11-110, plus 8 pls .
Type Information
Notes: "In tectis: Koch (No. 28)." No further type information.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (plural possessive) (Latin), of roofs (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 March 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
