Tetraspora explanata C.Agardh 1827
Publication Details
Tetraspora explanata C.Agardh 1827: 642
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1827). Neue Gattungen und Arten von Algen. Flora 10(41): 641-646.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Tetraspora is Tetraspora gelatinosa (Vaucher) Desvaux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tetraspora gelatinosa (Vaucher) Desvaux.
Source of Synonymy
Pentecost, A. (2011). Phylum Chlorophyta. Order Tetrasporales. In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Second edition. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 376-380. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Type Information
Type locality: In Tepl fluvio ad Carlsbad [Carlsbad, Sweden]; (Agardh 1827: 642)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 November 2015
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Nomenclatural note
Kützing (1843: 176) used the binomical Tetraspora explanata without reference to C.Agardh and cited in synonymy "Ulva lubrica Funk. Crypt. Gew. Heft 13, No. 278." Kützing (1849: 225) later credited the name to C. Agardh. - (10 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
