Nitella leptodactyla var. megaspora J.Groves 1928
Publication Details
Nitella leptodactyla var. megaspora J.Groves 1928: 132
Published in: Groves, J. (1928). On Charophyta collected by Mr. Thomas Bates Blow, F.L.S., in Madagascar. Jour. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 48(320): 125-137, pl. 4-7.
Publication date: 1927
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 megaspora (J.Groves) H.Sakayama.
Source of Synonymy
Sakayama, H., Hara, Y. & Nozaki, H. (2004). Taxonomic re-examination of six species of Nitella (Charales, Charophyceae) from Asia, and phylogenetic relationships within the genus based on rbcL and atpB gene sequences. Phycologia 43: 91-104.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 January 2025
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Nomenclatural note
As Nitella leptodactyla var. magacarpa J. Groves in Hirose et al. (1977: 801). - (02 August 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 June 2025
