Dichothrix hosfordii Bornet

  • Kingdom

    Bacteria

  • Division

    Cyanobacteria

  • Class

    Cyanophyceae

  • Order

    Nostocales

  • Family

    Rivulariaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dichothrix hosfordii Bornet

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Connecticut

  • County/Municipio

    New Haven Co.

  • City/Township

    Hamden

  • Locality

    Wintergreen Falls, on smooth red sandstone in running water

  • Coordinates

    41.3468, -72.9676

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    725.569

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Can't find falls due to tree cover. Located coordinates on Wintergreen Brk closest to geogr. entrance of W Rock Nature Cntr. Measured from coord. to farthest ext. of the brook in the park to find linear ext (714m). Put info in MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncert.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

Phycotheca Boreali-Americana. Collins, HoMm, and Setchell.
215. DMmthrli Hosfordii (Wolle) Bornet in litt.
Calothrix Hosfordii Wolle, P. W. Algae of the U. S., p. 229, PI. CLXIX,
flgs. 1-4, PI. CLXX, figs. 3 & 4, 1887.
a.	On smooth red sandstone in running water, Wintergreen Falls,
Hamden, near New Haven, Conn., Nov tf, 1891.
W. A. SETCHELL.
b.	On stones in quiet water, Peqnonnock River, below Factory
Pond dam, Bridgeport, Conn., July 22,1894.
ISAAC HQLDEN.
c.	On pebbles etc., shores of Rianfeer's Pond, Saugus, Mass.,
Sept* M, 1898.
F. S. COLLINS.
l>r. Bornet, as a result of hi« examination of a specimen referred-fco
Calothrix Hosfordii by Mr. Wolle himself, writes that it is a species M
Dichothrix, and distinct from D. Baueriana, which it most resembles.
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