Gonatonema ventricosum Wittrock 1878

Mougeotia ventricosa (Wittrock) Collins

Current name: Mougeotia ventricosa (Wittrock) Collins
Collected by Howard Matcham. Cattle trough, Poling near Arundel, West Sussex - 22 June 2015. C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com

Publication Details
Gonatonema ventricosum Wittrock 1878: 16, figs 1-16

Published in: Wittrock, V.B. (1878). On the spore-formation of the Mesocarpeae and especially of the new genus Gonatonema. Bihang till Kongl. Svenska vetenskaps-akademiens handlingar 5(5): 1-18, 1 pl.

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Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mougeotia ventricosa (Wittrock) Collins.

Type Information
Type locality: Upsala, Sweden; (Wittrock 1878: 16)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen, especially on one side (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 31 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 15 November 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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