Batrachospermum trichofurcatum Sheath & Vis

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Nemaliophycidae
Order Batrachospermales
Family Batrachospermaceae
Genus Batrachospermum

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Publication details
Batrachospermum trichofurcatum Sheath & Vis 1996: 128, figs 9-15

Original publication: Vis, M.L. & Sheath, R.G. (1996). Distribution and systematics of Batrachospermum (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) in North America. 9. Section Batrachospermum : description of five new species. Phycologia 35: 124-134.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Batrachospermum is Batrachospermum gelatinosum (Linnaeus) De Candolle.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Infrageneric classification
Subgenus Batrachospermum Section Batrachospermum

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Type information
Holotype locality: Route 101 in Redwood National Park at Prarie Creek Park, California, U.S.A. (Vis & Sheath 1996: 128). Holotype: R.G. Sheath CA 18: R.G. Sheath; 18 April 1988; Stream. UBC A81617 (Vis & Sheath 1996: 128).

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Batrachospermum trichofurcatum Sheath & Vis)
North America: California (Vis & Sheath 1996).

Key references
Kumano, S. (2002). Freshwater Red Algae of the World. pp. [i-ii], i-xiv, 1-375 [p. 375 is an Addendum], pls 1-199. Bristol: Biopress Limited.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Batrachospermum&species=trichofurcatum

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=Batrachospermum&Species=trichofurcatum

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 20 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 14 November 2007 by Wendy Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 335 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=36759

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:52274