Kumanoa nodiflora (Montagne) Entwisle, M.L.Vis, W.B.Chiasson, Necchi & A.R.Sherwood
Publication details
Kumanoa nodiflora (Montagne) Entwisle, M.L.Vis, W.B.Chiasson, Necchi & A.R.Sherwood 2009: 710
Original publication: Entwisle, T.J., Vis, M.L., Chiasson, W.B., Necchi Jr., O. & Sherwood, A.R. (2009). Systematics of the Batrachospermales (Rhodophyta) - a synthesis. Journal of Phycology 45(3): 704-715, 2 figs, 1 table.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Kumanoa is Kumanoa virgato-decaisneana (Sirodot) Entwisle, M.L.Vis, W.B.Chiasson, Necchi & A.R.Sherwood.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Kumanoa nodiflora (Montagne) Entwisle, M.L.Vis, W.B.Chiasson, Necchi & A.R.Sherwood
Basionym
Batrachospermum nodiflorum Montagne
Type information
Type locality: French Guiana: Mt. Tigre near Cayenne (Silva 1996-to date). Type: Leprieur 1107; (Silva 1996-to date
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), with flowers borne at the nodes.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Batrachospermum nodiflorum Montagne 1850
Batrachospermum moniliforme var. nodiflorum (Montagne) Dickie 1880
Batrachospermum vagum var. nodiflorum (Montagne) Sirodot 1884
Kumanoa nodiflora (Montagne) Entwisle, M.L.Vis, W.B.Chiasson, Necchi & A.R.Sherwood 2009
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Batrachospermum nodiflorum Montagne)
South America: French Guiana (Vis et al 2005, Chiasson et al 2005).
(as Kumanoa nodiflora (Montagne) Entwisle, M.L.Vis, W.B.Chiasson, Necchi & A.R.Sherwood)
South America: French Guiana (Necchi Júnior & Vis 2012).
Australia and New Zealand: Australia (Necchi Júnior & Vis 2012).
Pacific Islands: New Caledonia (Necchi Júnior & Vis 2012).
Key references
Necchi Júnior, O. & Vis, M.L. (2012). Monograph of the genus Kumanoa (Rhodophyta, Batrachospermales). Bibliotheca Phycologica 116: [1]-79, pls 1-26.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Kumanoa&species=nodiflora
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Kumanoa&Species=nodiflora
Created: 17 February 2010 by Wendy Guiry
Verified by: 12 June 2012 by Michael Guiry
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Michael Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:93706
