Palmella rivularis Carmichael 1833
Current name:
Aphanocapsa rivularis (Carmichael) Rabenhorst
Black Mountains, South Wales. Collected by Gareth Farr and Jonathan Graham - 14 January 2015. C.F. Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Palmella rivularis Carmichael 1833: 397
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. Div. II. Confervoideae; Div. III. Gloiocladeae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 259-262, 264-401. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Palmella is Palmella hyalina Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aphanocapsa rivularis (Carmichael) Rabenhorst.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), found growing beside brooks.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 June 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 June 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
