Nitella acuminata var. belangeri A.Braun 1849
Publication Details
Nitella acuminata var. belangeri A.Braun 1849: 292, no fig. (as 'bellangeri')
Published in: Braun, A. (1849). Characeae Indiae orientalis et insularum maris pacifici; or characters and observations on the Characeae of the East Indian Continent, Ceylon. Sunda Islands, Marians and Sandwich Islands. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 1: 292-301.
Request PDFPublication date: 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitella is Nitella opaca (C.Agardh ex Bruzelius) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitella belangeri (A.Braun) A.Braun.
Type Information
Type locality: "in pools near Gengu, on the coast of Coromandel" [SE India]; (Braun 1849: 293) Neotype (designated by Casanova & Karol 2023: 326: Bombay, Concan): 1847 (epitype) J.L.Stockes, sine numero; BM; 000904580 (Casanova & Karol 2023: 326) Notes: Holotype at B destroyed: fide R.D.Wood & K.Imahori, Revis. Charac. 1: 409 (1965).
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
