Batrachospermum discors Entwisle & Foard 1997
Publication Details
Batrachospermum discors Entwisle & Foard 1997: 341, fig. 4 a-e
Published in: Entwisle, T.J. & Foard, H.J. (1997). Batrachospermum (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) in Australia and New Zealand: new taxa and emended circumscriptions in sections Aristata, Batrachospermum, Turfosa and Virescentia. Australian Systematic Botany 10(3): 331-380, 22 figs, 1 table .
Publication date: 1997
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 Nothocladus discors (Entwisle & Foard) Entwisle & M.L.Vis.
Source of Synonymy
Entwisle, T.J., Johnston, E.T., Lam, D.W., Stewart, S.A. & Vis, M.L. (2016). Nocturama gen. nov., Nothocladus s. lat. and other taxonomic novelties resulting from the further resolution of paraphyly in Australasian members of Batrachospermum (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 52(3): 384-396.
Type Information
Type locality: Canungra Creek, Green Mountains, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia; (Entwisle & Foard 1997: 341) Type: T.J. Enntwisle 2208; 4.x.1993; MEL; 2019946A (Entwisle & Foard 1997: 341)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 April 2022
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Distributional note
Australasia: Australia, New Zealand - (20 April 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
