Paralemanea torulosa (Roth) Sheath & A.R.Sherwood 2002
Publication Details
Paralemanea torulosa (Roth) Sheath & A.R.Sherwood 2002: 137
Published in: Sheath, R.G. & Sherwood, A.R. (2002). Phylum Rhodophyta (Red Algae). In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 123-143. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Paralemanea is Lemanea nodosa Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Conferva torulosa Roth
Type Information
Type locality: "Prope Elbingrode in Hercynia legit amicus aestumatissimis Celeb. Person" [Elbingrode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]; (Roth 1797: 234) Notes: C.P. Person? "Hercynia" is the Harz region of present-day Germany.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), somewhat cylindrical, with contractions or swellings at intervals along the length.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 December 2002 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 19 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
