Vaucheria medusa T.A.Christensen 1952
Publication Details
Vaucheria medusa T.A.Christensen 1952: 179
Published in: Christensen, T. (1952). Studies on the genus Vaucheria. I. A list of finds from Denmark and England with notes on some submarine species. Botanisk Tidsskrift 49: 171-188, 4 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Vaucheria is Vaucheria disperma A.P.de Candolle.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Trolle-Ljungby, Skåne, Sweden; (Christensen 1987: 20) Holotype: C; (Christensen 1987: 20)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), from Medusa, daughter of Phorcus, one of the Gorgons (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
Created: 28 June 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 August 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
