Batrachospermum serendipidum Entwisle & M.L.Vis 2016

Publication Details
Batrachospermum serendipidum Entwisle & M.L.Vis 2016: 386, fig. 2, a and b

Published in: 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.

Publication date: 2016

Type 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 Notohesperus serendipidus (Entwisle & M.L.Vis) M.L.Vis, Entwisle & Necchi.

Source of Synonymy
Vis, M.L. & Necchi, O., Jr. (2021). Subphylum Eurhodophytina, Class Florideophyceae, Subclass Nemaliophycidae, Order Batrachospermales. In: Freshwater red algae Phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography. ( Eds), pp. 95-128. Cham: Springer [Springer Nature Switzerland AG].

Type Information
Holotype locality: Southwest National Park, tributary of Red Tape Ck, Lake Judd track, approx. 200 m from Scotts Peak Dam Rd, Southwest National Park, Tasmania, Australia; (Entwisle et al. 2016: 386) Holotype: T.J. Entwisle 3364; 05.vii.2007; NSW; 747863, (Entwisle et al. 2016: 386) Notes: Representative DNA Barcode: rbcL KT802837, cox1 KT802837.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 08 July 2016 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 April 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025