Sheathia confusa (Bory) Salomaki & M.L.Vis 2014

Publication Details
Sheathia confusa (Bory) Salomaki & M.L.Vis 2014: 536

Published in: Salomaki, E.D., Kwandrans, J., Eloranta, P. & Vis, M.L. (2014). Molecular and morphological evidence for Sheathia gen. nov. (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) and three new species. Journal of Phycology 50(3): 526-542.

Publication date: 2014

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sheathia is Sheathia boryana (Sirodot) Salomaki & M.L.Vis.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Batrachospermum ludibundum var. confusum Bory

Type Information
Type locality: "environs de Fougères en Bretagne, an VI [Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France]; (Salomaki et al. 2014: 536) "Holotype": Bory; An VI [1798]; PC; 0591436 (Vis & Necchi 2021: 284) Notes: "Je l'ai observée en France , en Espagne, en Allemagne, en Pologne et dans la Prusse Ducale." PC 0591436 requires to be designated as lectotype.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), confused.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 03 September 2014 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 April 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Europe: Finland, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, the UK; Australasia: New Zealand. - (20 April 2022) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025

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