Batrachospermum nodosum (Skuja) O.Necchi & T.J.Entwisle 1990
Publication Details
Batrachospermum nodosum (Skuja) O.Necchi & T.J.Entwisle 1990: 485
Published in: Necchi, O., Jr & Entwisle, T.J. (1990). A reappraisal of generic and subgeneric classification in the Batrachospermaceae (Rhodophyta). Phycologia 29(4): 478-488.
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 Nothocladus nodosus Skuja.
Basionym
Nothocladus nodosus Skuja
Type Information
Type locality: "Australien. Melbourne. River Yarra, Collingwood. 1884. Nr. 3, leg. H. Watts sub Batrachospermum sp."; (Skuja 1935: 187) Lectotype (listed by Vis & Necchi 2021: 248, but designated by whom?): 1884 (epitype) UPS; H. Watts; UPS; A-003750 (Vis & Necchi 2021: 248)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), knotted, knobbly (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 July 2016
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024