Batrachospermum turfosum Bory 1808
Current name:
Paludicola turfosa (Bory) M.L.Vis & Necchi
Germinating monospore. Cummeenaloughaun, Co Kerry, Ireland. - 16 July 2013. C.F. Carter chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Batrachospermum turfosum Bory 1808: 327, pl. 31: fig.1 (as 'Batrachosperma turfosa')
Published in: Bory de Saint-Vincent, [J.B.G.M.] (1808). Mémoire sur le genre Batrachosperma, de la famille des Conferves (1). Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 12: 310-331, pls 29, 30, 31.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Batrachospermum is Conferva gelatinosa Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Paludicola turfosa (Bory) M.L.Vis & Necchi.
Type Information
Type locality: "Thore s.n., [environs de Dax], an VI"; (Compère 1991: 23) Holotype: an VI [1798]; PC; (Compère 1991: 23)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to peat moors (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Revised description (Vis et al., 2020: 854).
Created: 21 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2024