Saxicolea Molinari & Sánchez Ocharan, 2021
publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16652614 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E22A45-8052-1823-41A1-FA7AAE102F1A |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Saxicolea Molinari & Sánchez Ocharan |
status |
nom. nov. |
Saxicolea Molinari & Sánchez Ocharan , nom. nov.
Replaced name: Epilithia Ercegović , Rad Jugoslovenske Akademije Znanosti i Umjetnosti 244: 142, 1932 (Cyanobacteria, Xenococcaceae ), non Epilithia Nylander (1853: 165) , Gomphillaceae .
Type: Epilithia adriatica Ercegović (a monotypic genus at the time of publication).
Notes: Saxicolea is a colonial blue-green alga inhabiting supratidal zones of the Dalmatic coast, on calcareous substrata. A full description, provided by Prof. Jiři Komárek in 2011, is available at AlgaeBase ( Guiry & Guiry, 2021). The name was coined by freely translating the original name as “rock inhabitant”.
Species: Saxicolea adriatica (Ercegović) Molinari & Sánchez Ocharan , comb. nov. Basionym: Epilithia adriatica Ercegović , Rad Jugoslovenske Akademije Znanosti i Umjetnosti 244: 143, 1932.
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