Batrachospermum elegans Sirodot

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 elegans Sirodot 1884: 273, pl. XLIV, figs 1-5

Original publication: Sirodot, S. (1884). Les Batrachospermes organisation functions, développement, classification.... pp. [i-v], [1]-299, pls 1-50. Paris: G. Masson,....

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 Virescentia

Origin of species name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1973).

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Batrachospermum coerulescens Sirodot 1884

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Batrachospermum elegans Sirodot)
Europe: France (Eloranta, Kwandrans & Kusel-Fetzmann 2011).

Key references
Eloranta, P., Kwandrans, J. & Kusel-Fetzmann, E. (2011). Rhodophyceae and Phaeophyceae. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa Band 7. Freshwater flora of Central Europe. Volume 7. (Schagerl, M. Eds), pp. [i]-x, [1]-155. Heidelberg: Spectrum Akademischer Verlag.

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=elegans

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=elegans

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 22 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 07 September 2011 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 365 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=36880

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:52157