Batrachospermum elegans Sirodot 1884
Publication Details
Batrachospermum elegans Sirodot 1884: 274, pl. XLIV [44]: figs 1-5
Published in: Sirodot, S. (1884). Les Batrachospermes organisation, functions, développement, classification. Ouvage accompagné de cinquante plances grevées d'après les dessins de MM. Sirodot et Bézier. pp. [i-v], [1]-299, 50 pls. Paris: G. Masson, éditeur Libraire de l'Académie de Médicine.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Batrachospermum is Conferva gelatinosa Linnaeus.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Fontaine de Pont-Garnier, près Campénéac, Morbihan, France; (Sheath et al. 1994: 109) Lectotype: 2 May 1869; PC; (Sheath et al. 1994: 109)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
emend. Sheath, Vis & Cole (1994: 115).
Created: 22 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 January 2025
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Taxonomic note
A synonym of B. helminthosum (Vis et al., 2001)? - (25 September 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025
