Draparnaldiopsis indica Bharadwaja 1933
Publication Details
Draparnaldiopsis indica Bharadwaja 1933: 173, figs 1, 2; pl. VIII [8]
Published in: Bharadwaja, Y. (1933). A new species of Draparnaldiopsis (Draparnaldiopsis indica sp. nov.). New Phytologist 32: 165-174, pl. VIII.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Draparnaldiopsis is Draparnaldiopsis alpina G.M.Smith & Klyver.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Draparnaldia indica (Bharadwaja) Manasi Mandal & D.Maity.
Type Information
India, Benares, in a pond.;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to India (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Cells of branches of unlimited growth cylindrical or barrel-shaped;
basal cells of laterals of limited growth bearing two to six branches.
Lateral branches solitary, opposite or in whorls of four, those at a
node all of limited or all of unlimited growth or some of the one and
some of the other; chloroplasts (except in cells of hairs and rhizoids)
parietal and reticulate, occupying the whole length of the cell.
Rhizoids copiously developed at the base of the plant as well as on
the nodes of the branches of unlimited growth, especially when these
produce similar branches. Rhizoids with numerous branches,
Internodal cells 28-63 µm (average about 35 µm) long and 20-60 µm
(average about 30 µm) broad; nodal cells 8-31 µm (average about 16 µm)
long and 16-60 µm (average about 33 µm) broad; cells of short laterals
4.2-8.4 µm broad; width of the thallus including the hairs on the
short laterals 800-1800 µm (average about i mm), without the hairs
160-500 µm (average about 250 µm).
Created: 15 November 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
