Species Tolypothrix phyllophila

Name: Tolypothrix phyllophila West and West 1897

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: phyl.lo’phi.la. Gr. neut. n. phyllon, leaf; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. fem. adj. phyllophila, loving leaves

Pronunciation, gender: phyl-LO-phi-la, feminine

Valid publication: West W, West GS. Welwitsch's African freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 1897; 35:1-7.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Tolypothrix Kützing ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: West W, West GS. Welwitsch's African freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 1897; 35:1-7.

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Record number: 47334
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