Tolypellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) Beguinot & Formiggini 1907
Current name:
Nitellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) J.Groves
Young branchlet. Collected by Emma Harris, Norfolk Broads, UK. - 04 August 2014. C.F. Carter (Chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Tolypellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) Beguinot & Formiggini 1907: 102
Published in: Beguinot, A. & Formaggini, L. (1907). Ricerche et osservazioni sopra alcune entita vicarianti nelle Characeae della flora italiana. Bull. Soc. Bot. Italiana 1907: 100-116. [in Italian]
Publication date: 1907
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tolypellopsis is Tolypellopsis stelligera (A.Bauer ex Reichenbach) Migula.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) J.Groves.
Basionym
Chara obtusa Desvaux
Type Information
Type locality: "Ce Chara à été recueilli par M. Thuillier, dans les eaux stagnantes, aux environs de Paris; et par M. Desvaux, dans le Poitou." [Poiteau was a province of west-central France, capital Poitiers]; (Loiseleur Deslongschamps 1810: 137) Lectotype: Desvaux?; No date; PC; (Wood & Imahori 1965: 353) Notes: Lectotype locaility: "Gallia / ohne Datum / [Desvaux]"
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 July 2010 by Anders Langangen.
Last updated: 04 May 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024