Blennothrix major (Holden) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988
Current name:
Blennothrix major (Holden) Anagnostidis & Komárek
Panama. Saboga-Las Perlas. Habit of thick soft hair-like undulating mass.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Blennothrix major (Holden) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988: 430 (as 'majus')
Published in: Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80(1-4): 327-472, 35 figs, 13 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Blennothrix is Blennothrix vermicularis Kützing ex Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Hydrocoleum majus Holden
Type Information
Type locality: USA: Bridgeport, Connecticut; (INA 1996) Type: in brackish marsh ditches, on old stems of Spartina, later floating; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), great.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 March 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 23 May 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024