Batrachospermum bourrellyi P.Reis 1984
Publication Details
Batrachospermum bourrellyi P.Reis 1984: 43, 51; pl. 11: fig. 115; pl. 12: figs 116, 117; pl. A
Published in: Bourrelly, P. (1984). Algues d'eau douce de la Nouvelle Calédonie recueillés par la Mission F. Starmuehlner en 1965 (Diatomées excluses). 1 Partie: Cyanophycées, Rhodophycées, Xanthophycées, Pheophycées, Chlorophycées (sans Desmidiées). Revue d'Hydrobiologie Tropicale 17(1): 13-51, 122 figs, 3 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Batrachospermum is Conferva gelatinosa Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nothocladus bourrellyi (P.Reis) Entwisle & M.L.Vis.
Source of Synonymy
Entwisle, T.J., Johnston, E.T., Lam, D.W., Stewart, S.A. & Vis, M.L. (2016). Nocturama gen. nov., Nothocladus s. lat. and other taxonomic novelties resulting from the further resolution of paraphyly in Australasian members of Batrachospermum (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 52(3): 384-396.
Type Information
Type locality: Riviere Blanche and Riviere Farino, Province Sud, New Caledonia; (Entwisle et al. 2016: 389) Notes: "Type not found" (Vis & Necchi 2021: 240).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 17 September 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 19 April 2022
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Distributional note
Australasia: New Caledonia. - (19 April 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025
