Blennothrix vermicularis Kützing ex Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988
Publication Details
Blennothrix vermicularis Kützing ex Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988: 430
Published in: Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80 (Algological Studies 50-53)(1-4): 327-472, 35 figs, 13 tables.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Blennothrix.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
[Italy: "Am Steinen im Golf von Neapel" (Blennothrix vermicularis Kützing 1843, invalid: devalidated by Later Starting Point); (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), worm-shaped, almost cylindrical and bent in places, marked with irregular waves or bent lines (Stearn 1983).
Created: 27 August 2004 by Robert Wilkes.
Last updated: 12 March 2018
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Taxonomic notes
Blennothrix vermicularis Kützing was included in the synonymy of Hydrocoleum glutinosum by Gomont (1892: 339) and was thus not validated by him; it was also included in the same synonymy by Forti (1907: 318). - (02 May 2014) - M.D. Guiry
Blennothrix vermicularis (Gomont) K. Anagnostidis & J. Kómarek 1989 (basionym: Hydrocoleum glutinosum var. vermiculare Gomont 1892 (INA). - (12 March 2018) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025
