Docidium coronatum var. nodulosum (Brébissonex Ralfs) J.Roy 1890
Publication Details
Docidium coronatum var. nodulosum (Brébissonex Ralfs) J.Roy 1890: 335
Published in: Roy, J. (1890). Fresh-water algae of Enbridge Lake and vicinity, Hampshire. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 28: 334-338.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Docidium is Docidium baculum Brébisson ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleurotaenium nodulosum (Brébisson ex Ralfs) Rabenhorst.
Source of Synonymy
Rabenhorst, L. (1863). Kryptogamen-Flora von Sachsen, Ober-Lausitz, Thüringen und Nord-Böhmen, mit Berücksichtigung der benachbarten Länder: erste Abtheilung: Algen im weitesten Sinne, Leber und Laubmoose. pp. i-xx, 1-653, Un-numbered figs. Leipzig: Verlag von Eduard Kummer.
Basionym
Docidium nodulosum Brébisson ex Ralfs
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crowned (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
