Name: Dichothrix spiralis Fritsch 1918

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spi.ra’lis. L. fem. adj. spiralis, spiral

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: DI-kho-thrix spi-RA-lis, feminine

Valid publication: Fritsch FE. Contributions to our knowledge of the freshwater algae of Africa. (2) A first report on the freshwater algae mostly from the Cape Peninsula in the herbarium of the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum 1918; 9:483-611.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Dichothrix Zanardini ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Fritsch FE. Contributions to our knowledge of the freshwater algae of Africa. (2) A first report on the freshwater algae mostly from the Cape Peninsula in the herbarium of the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum 1918; 9:483-611.

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Record number: 46715

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