Batrachospermum bakarense Kumano & Ratnasabapathy 1984

Publication Details
Batrachospermum bakarense Kumano & Ratnasabapathy 1984: 20, figs 1-14

Published in: Kumano, S. & Ratnasabapathy, M. (1984). Studies on freshwater red algae of Malaysia IV. Batrachospermum bakarense, sp. nov. from Sungai Bakar, Kelantan, West Malaysia. Japanese Journal of Phycology 32: 19-23.

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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 Paludicola bakarensis (Kumano & Ratnasabapathy) M.L.Vis & Necchi.

Source of Synonymy
Vis, M.L., Lee, J., Eloranta, P., Chapuis, I.S., Lam, D.W. & Necchi, O. (2020). Paludicola gen.nov. and revision of the species formerly in Batrachospermum section Turfosa (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 56(4): 844-861, 6 figures, 1 table.

Type Information
Type locality: Sungai Bakar, Kelantan, West Malaysia; (Kumano & Ratnasabapathy 1984: 22) Holotype: Ratnasabapathy no. 13; 3.vi.1982; TNS; AL 169079 (Kumano & Ratnasabapathy 1984: 22) Notes: KLU, TNS-AL 169085 (Isotypes).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 22 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 April 2022

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Distributional note
Asia: Malaysia. - (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 20 May 2025

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