Batrachospermum mahlacense Kumano & W.A.Bowden-Kerby 1986
Publication Details
Batrachospermum mahlacense Kumano & W.A.Bowden-Kerby 1986: 109, figs 1-12
Published in: Kumano, S. & Bowden-Kerby, W.A. (1986). Studies of the freshwater Rhodophyta of Micronesia I. Six new species of Batrachospermum Roth. Japanese Journal of Phycology 34: 107-128.
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 mahlacensis (Kumano & Bowden-Kerby) M.L.Vis, Necchi, W.B.Chiasson & Entwisle.
Type Information
Type locality: Micronesia, Mariana Islands, Guam, Talofofo, Mahlac River, upper reaches, 13.359444? N, 144.729581? E.; (Vis & Necchi 2021: 201) Holotype: W.A. Bowde-Kerby; 25.viii.1983; TNS-AL; (Vis & Necchi 2021: 69349)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024