Vaucheria terrestris (Vaucher) De Candolle 1805

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Vaucheria terrestris (Vaucher) De Candolle 1805: 62

Published in: Lamarck, J.B., de & De Candolle, A.P. (1805). Flore française, ou descriptions succinctes de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France, disposées selon une nouvelle méthode d'analyse, et précédées par un exposé des principes élémentaires de la botanique. Troisième Édition. Tome second. pp. i-xii, 1-600, 1 folded map. Parisiis [Paris]: Chez H. Agasse, rue de Poitevine, No. 6 de l'Imprimerie de Stoupe, An XIII (1805).

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Publication date: 17 September 1805

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Vaucheria is Vaucheria disperma A.P.de Candolle.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Ectosperma terrestre Vaucher

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing on the ground or soil, as opposed to rocks or trees (Stearn 1983).

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 July 2018

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Unspecified note
Zarina et al. (2005: 165) cite V. terrestris Lyngbye emend Walz 1866. - (21 May 2007) - G.M. Guiry

Nomenclatural note
According to Andersen & Bailey (2002: 591), there has been controversy concerning the validity of two distinct species V. frigida and V. terrestris. - (17 April 2012) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 June 2025