Vaucheria dichotoma (Linnaeus) Martius 1817
Publication Details
Vaucheria dichotoma (Linnaeus) Martius 1817: 304
Published in: Martius, C.F.P. von (1817). Flora cryptogamica erlangensis sistens vegetabilia e classe ultima Linn. in agro erlangesi hucusque detecta.... pp. [i]-lxviii, [1-2, h. t. and motto], 1-512, 6 folded plates. Norimbergae [Nürnberg]: sumptibus J. L. Schrag.
Publication date: April 1817
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.
Basionym
Conferva dichotoma Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: England; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 June 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 November 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
