Vaucheria rostellata Kützing 1834
Current name:
Vaucheria rostellata Kützing
Row of oogonia with antheridium. Collected by Howard Matcham, brackish ditch, Chichester harbour, UK - 21 May 2014. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Vaucheria rostellata Kützing 1834: no. 117
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1834). Algarum aquae dulcis germanicarum Decas XII. pp. [1-24]. Halis Saxonum [Halle]: in commissis C.A. Schwetschkii et fil..
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Vaucheria is Vaucheria disperma A.P.de Candolle.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), somewhat beaked, provided with a short beak (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024