Batrachospermum kylinii Balakrishnan & B.B.Chaugule 1980

Publication Details
Batrachospermum kylinii Balakrishnan & B.B.Chaugule 1980: 235, figs 1-21

Published in: Balakrishnan, M.S. & Chaugule, B.B. (1980). Morphology and life history of Batrachospermum kylinii n. sp. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society 59: 291-300, 21 figs.

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 Kumanoa kylinii (Balakrishnan & B.B.Chaugule) E.K.Ganesan & J.A.West.

Source of Synonymy
Ganesan, E.K. & West, J.A. (2013). Nomenclatural changes for some freshwater red algae from India. Algae. An International Journal of Algal Research 28(1): 45-51.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 April 2022

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Taxonomic note
See Vis & Necchi (2021: 215). - (15 April 2022) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025