Pleurotaenium verrucosum (Ralfs) H.C.Wood 1873
Current name:
Pleurotaenium verrucosum (Ralfs) H.C.Wood
Collected by David Williamson, Somerset Rd, S Vermont, USA. Formalin preserved. 15/9/12 - 15 September 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com) C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Pleurotaenium verrucosum (Ralfs) H.C.Wood 1873: 121
Published in: Wood, H.C. (1873 '1872'). A contribution to the history of the fresh-water algae of North America. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 19(241): i-vii, 1-262.
Publication date: January 1873 [TL-2]
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurotaenium is Pleurotaenium trabecula Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Docidium verrucosum Ralfs
Type Information
Syntype localities: "New York; Rhode Island,Bailey."; (Pritchard 1861: 218)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), warty (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024