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.

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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 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; (INA 1996) 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 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 21 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 February 2019

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Nomenclatural note
B. nigrescens Welwitsch ex West & West? - (26 September 2014) - G.M. Guiry

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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 21 July 2025

 
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