Batrachospermum tortuosum var. majus Kumano 1982

Publication Details
Batrachospermum tortuosum var. majus Kumano 1982: 184, fig. 2 A-L; fig. 4 A-D

Published in: Kumano, S. (1982). Two taxa of the section contorta of the genus Batrachospermum (Rhodophyta, Nemalionales) from Iriomote Jima and Ishigaki Jima, subtropical Japan. Japanese Journal of Phycology 30: 181-187.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Batrachospermum is Conferva gelatinosa Linnaeus.

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

Type Information
Holotype locality: Miyara-gawa, Ishigaki Jima, Okinawa, Japan; (Kumano 1982: 186) Holotype: Kumano; 5 April 1977; On gravel in mountain streams; Herb. Fac. Sci., Kobe Univ.; (Kumano 1982: 186) Notes: Isotype: Herbarium of Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, SAP.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent or twisted in different directions, involved, complicated (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 04 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 June 2012

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 June 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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