Chaetophora elegans (Roth) C.Agardh 1812
Current name:
Chaetophoropsis elegans (Roth) B.Wen Liu, Qian Xiong, X.Dong Liu, Z.Yu Hu & G.Xiang Liu
Branch at a medium magnification. Yardley Chase, Northampton, UK - 10 May 2018. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Chaetophora elegans (Roth) C.Agardh 1812: [42]
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1812). Dispositio algarum Sueciae, quam publico examini subjiciunt Carl Adolph Agardh... & David Sjöström, Smolandus. Die [in handwriting:] xvi maji [original April date deleted] mdcccxii. p. iv. h. et l.s. pp. Pars 4: [i-iii], [35-42]. Lundae: Litteris Berlingianis.
Request PDFPublication date: 16 May 1812
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chaetophora is Chaetophora lobata Schrank.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chaetophoropsis elegans (Roth) B.Wen Liu, Qian Xiong, X.Dong Liu, Z.Yu Hu & G.Xiang Liu.
Basionym
Rivularia elegans Roth
Type Information
Type locality: [Germany: Bremen]; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Roth; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 October 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
