Nitella longicaudata F.S.Han & W.Q.Chen 1982
Publication Details
Nitella longicaudata F.S.Han & W.Q.Chen 1982: 357, pl.1, figs8-16
Published in: Han,F.S. & Chen,W.Q. (1982). Some new taxa of Nitelleae from Yunnan. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 20(8): 354-370. [in Chinese]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitella is Nitella opaca (C.Agardh ex Bruzelius) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Yunnan: Kumming, Daguanlou, in stagnis; Typus female. SZ): F.S.Han 5209; Nov. 19, 1974; SZ;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a long tail-like appendage.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Dioecious. Branchlets 2-3 furcate, dactyls (1-2) 3 celled, long and curved or short. Fertile branchlets short, forming dense heads, enveloped in mucus. Oogonia solitary. Male plants unknown.
(from Ling, Xie & Langangen 2000)
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 November 2011
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Anders Langangen in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
