Nitella gracilis var. penicillata (A.Braun) R.D.Wood 1962

Publication Details
Nitella gracilis var. penicillata (A.Braun) R.D.Wood 1962: 20

Published in: Wood, R.D. (1962). New combinations and taxa in the revision of Characeae. Taxon 11: 7-25.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitella is Nitella opaca (C.Agardh ex Bruzelius) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitella penicillata A.Braun.

Basionym
Nitella penicillata A.Braun

Type Information
Type locality: "Van Diemen's Land, Gunn, 1833, No. 1002, in herb. Hook." [Tasmania]; (Braun 1849: 197)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 December 2011

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Anders Langangen in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 December 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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