Urospora vancouveriana (Tilden) Scagel 1966
Publication Details
Urospora vancouveriana (Tilden) Scagel 1966: 80
Published in: Scagel, R.F. (1966). Marine algae of British Columbia and northern Washington, Part I: Chlorophyceae (green algae). Bulletin National Museum of Canada 207: [i]-vii, 1-257.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Urospora is Urospora mirabilis Areschoug.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Urospora wormskioldii (Mertens) Rosenvinge.
Source of Synonymy
Lindstrom, S.C. & Hanic, L.A. (2005). The phylogeny of North American Urospora (Ulotrichales, Chlorophyta) based on sequence analysis of nuclear ribosomal genes, introns and spacers. Phycologia 44: 194-201.
Basionym
Urospora wormskioldii f. vancouveriana Tilden
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 October 2016
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Taxonomic note
INA: "[erroneously attributed to Setchell & Gardner in Gardner 1919]" - (23 July 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025
