Rivularia calcarea Smith, nom. inval. 1807
Publication Details
Rivularia calcarea Smith, nom. inval. 1807: pl. 1799
Published in: Smith, J.E. (1807). English botany; or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth. To which will be added, occasional remarks. / By James Edward Smith, M.D. F.R.S. member of the Imp. Acad. Naturae Curiosorum, the Academies of Stockholm, Upsal, Turin, Lisbon, Lund, Berlin, Philadelphia and the Nat. Hist. Societies of Paris and Moscow; President of the Linnaen Society. The figures by James Sowerby, F.L.S. Vol. XXV [25]. London: printed for the author by J. Davis.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rivularia is Rivularia atra Roth ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Bed of a river in Queen's County Ireland: Dr Scott; (Smith 1807: pl. 1799)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), chalky, limy (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 May 2024
