Batrachospermum nigrescens West & G.S.West 1897
Publication Details
Batrachospermum nigrescens West & G.S.West 1897: 2
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1897). Welwitsch's African freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 35: 1-7, 33-42, 77-89, 113-122, 172-183, 235-243, 264-272, 297-304, pls 365-369.
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 Torularia puiggariana (Grunow) M.J.Wynne.
Type Information
Type locality: Pungo Andongo, Africa. Freq. ast unico loco in branchio laterali flum. Cuanza prope ejus cataract. ad Congo; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype: Welwitsch No. 2; Mar 1857; LISU; 10 (Sheath, Vis & Cole 1993: 720) Notes: ..., Angola (Sheath et al. 1993)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming black (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
