Batrachospermum patens Suhr 1840
Publication Details
Batrachospermum patens Suhr 1840: 296, 297, no fig.
Published in: Suhr, J.N. von (1840). Beiträge zur Algenkunde. Flora 23(19): 289-298, no figs.
Publication date: "21 Mai 1840"
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 Torularia atra (Hudson) M.J.Wynne.
Type Information
Type locality: "Cap Kroemsvivier, gefunden von Drège" [Actually Kromrivier, South Africa; collected by Johann Franz Drège (1794-1881) see Drège (1843: 126)]; (Suhr 1840: 296) Notes: Syntype collection (PC0473547) designated as lectotype by Szinte et al. (2020: 196).
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), spreading, outspread, diverging from the axis at almost 90 degrees (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 July 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 July 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 July 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024