Setacea atra (Hudson) Necchi & Rossignolo, nom. inval. 2016

Current name: Torularia atra (Hudson) M.J.Wynne
Panorama merge of several images at low magnification. Collected by David John, Pang Valley, near Bradfield, UK. - 04 September 2010. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Setacea atra (Hudson) Necchi & Rossignolo, nom. inval. 2016: 343, figs 4, 7, 10, 13, 16

Published in: Rossignolo, N.L. & Necchi, O., Jr. (2016). Revision of section Setacea of the genus Batrachospermum (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) with emphasis on specimens from Brazil. Phycologia 55(4): 337-346, 17 figs, 3 tables.

Publication date: 2016

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Setacea.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Torularia atra (Hudson) M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2019). Torularia Bonnnemaison, 1828, a generic name to be reinstated for Atrophycus Necchi & Rossignolo, 2017. Notulae Algarum 89: 1-4, no figs.

Basionym
Conferva atra Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: Little well, Gors Bach, between Llanfaethly and Trefadog, Wales; (Entwisle & Foard 2007: 16) Lectotype (BM Sloane Herbarium H.S. 229, 59, RH 118) designated by (Sheath et al. 1993: 720): D. Brewer; prior to 1741; BM; Sloane Herbarium (Entwisle & Foard 2007: 16)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 22 August 2016 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 April 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: genus name not validly published [INA]. - (12 February 2019) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 July 2025