Leiacina capitata S.Elliot ex Rafinesque 1825
Publication Details
Leiacina capitata S.Elliot ex Rafinesque 1825: 4
Published in: Rafinesque, C.S. (1825). Neogenyton, or indication of sixty-six new genera of plants of North America. pp. 4. Lexington: Self-published.
Request PDFPublication date: 1825
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Leiacina.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitella capitellata A.Braun .
Source of Synonymy
Wood, R.D. (1948). On Rafinesque's name for the Characeae. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 75(3): 282-285.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a knob-like head or tip (Stearn 1983).
Created: 16 April 2022 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Last updated: 16 April 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Intended validation of "Chara capitata" S.Elliot. - (16 April 2022) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 June 2025
