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Species Tolypothrix africana
Name: Tolypothrix africana Cholnoky 1955
Etymology: a.fri.ca’na. L. fem. adj. africana, African
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-fri-KA-na, feminine
Valid publication:
Cholnoky BJ. Hydrobiologische untersuchungen in Transvaal I. Vergleichung der herbstlichen Algengemeinschaften in Rayton-vlei und Leeufontein. Hydrobiologia 1955; 7:137-209. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Tolypothrix Kützing ex Bornet and Flahault 1886
Assigned by:
Cholnoky BJ. Hydrobiologische untersuchungen in Transvaal I. Vergleichung der herbstlichen Algengemeinschaften in Rayton-vlei und Leeufontein. Hydrobiologia 1955; 7:137-209.
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Record number: 46456
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