Batrachospermum louisianae Skuja ex Flint 1949
Publication Details
Batrachospermum louisianae Skuja ex Flint 1949: 549, figs 1–8
Published in: Flint, L.H. (1949). Studies of freshwater red algae. American Journal of Botany 38: 549-552.
Request PDFPublication date: Oct., 1949
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 Kumanoa louisianae (Skuja ex Flint) Entwisle, M.L.Vis, W.B.Chiasson, Necchi & A.R.Sherwood.
Source of Synonymy
Entwisle, T.J., Vis, M.L., Chiasson, W.B., Necchi Jr., O. & Sherwood, A.R. (2009). Systematics of the Batrachospermales (Rhodophyta) - a synthesis. Journal of Phycology 45(3): 704-715, 2 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: USA, Louisiana, Mandeville, 30.349444° N, 90.033056° W; (Vis & Necchi 2021: 198) "Lectotype" (designated by whom?): A.B. Langlois; 20.iv.1891; US; 00312012 (Vis & Necchi 2021: 198)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 January 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
