Vaucheria vipera Blum 1960
Current name:
Vaucheria vipera Blum
Collected 9 September 2007 on the 'Hooge Platen' sandbar in the mouth of Schelde River (leg.: Mart Karremans). Material with antheridium and zygote. - 09 September 2007. Herre Stegenga (Stegenga@nhn.leidenuniv.nl)
Publication Details
Vaucheria vipera Blum 1960: 298, figs 1-9
Published in: Blum, J.L. (1960). A new Vaucheria from New England. Transactions of the American Microscopical Scociety 79: 298-301.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Vaucheria is Vaucheria disperma A.P.de Candolle.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Barnstable Harbour, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; (Blum 1960: 298) Holotype: Blum 1085; 5.ix.1959; NY; (Christensen 1987: 30) Notes: Christensen (Br. phyc. J. 21: 279) holotype at MICH lost; a few filaments on mica sent to NY "in place of holotype".
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), viper (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 28 June 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 July 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
