Batrachospermum pulcherrimum (Bory) Hassall 1845

Publication Details
Batrachospermum pulcherrimum (Bory) Hassall 1845: 109

Published in: Hassall, A.H. (1845). A history of the British freshwater algae, including descriptions of the Desmideae and Diatomaceae. With upwards of one hundred plates, illustrating the various species. Vol. I. pp. [i]-viii, [i]-462, [ i , err.]. London, Edinburgh, Paris & Leipzig: S. Highley, H. Baillière; Sunderland & Knox; J.B. Baillière; T.O. Weigel.

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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 Batrachospermum ludibundum var. pulcherrimum Bory.

Basionym
Batrachospermum ludibundum var. pulcherrimum Bory

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very beautiful.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 04 October 2003 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 April 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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