Batrachospermum moniliforme var. obtrullatum Kumano & Watanabe 1983
Publication Details
Batrachospermum moniliforme var. obtrullatum Kumano & Watanabe 1983: 89-93, figs 14-27
Published in: Kumano, S. & Watanabe, M. (1983). Two new varities of Batrachospermum (Rhodophyta) from Mt. Albert Edward, Papua New Guinea. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo. Series B, Botany 9: 85-94.
Request PDFType 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 Batrachospermum gelatinosum (Linnaeus) De Candolle.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Toward Mt. Albert Edward, Central District, Papua New Guinea; (Kumano & Watanabe 1983: 91) Holotype: Watanabe; 28 October 1975; Small stream, 3,300 m alt. (secondary grassland; water pH was 5.5); Herb. Fac. Sci., Kob Univ.; 51305 (Kumano & Watanabe 1983: 91) Notes: Isotype: Watanabe No. 51305, Herbarium, Tsukuba Botanical Gardens, Natural Science Museum, TNS.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moniliform, cylindrical but contracted at regular intervals like a string of beads (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2007
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
