Batrachospermum desikacharyi V.Sankaran 1984
Publication Details
Batrachospermum desikacharyi V.Sankaran 1984: 169, figs 1-13; pl. I
Published in: Sankaran, V. (1984). Batrachospermum desikacharyi sp. nov. (Rhodophyta) from Valparai, Anamalais, Tamilnadu. Phykos 23: 163-170.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Batrachospermum is Conferva gelatinosa Linnaeus.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: India: Tamil Nadu: Valparai, Anamalais; (INA 1996) Type: V. Sankaran no. S 1/1; Herb. of Centre for Advanced Study in Bot., Univ. Madras; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 April 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Treated as "doubtful species" by Vis & Necchi (2021: 165): "The distinguishing character for this species described from India is a corticated carposporophyte branch. The drawing in the protologue shows expanded cells of the branch with some filaments winding around the branch. This type of carpogonial branch is similar to that in Montagnia. In addition, measurements of morphological characters, especially the size of the carposporangia, are consistent with M. macrospora, which is known to occur in Asia. However, there are inexplicable inconsistencies in measurements of the type specimen between the protologue and Sheath et al. (1994c)." - (13 April 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
