Batrachospermum equisetifolium Montagne 1850
Publication Details
Batrachospermum equisetifolium Montagne 1850: 295
Published in: Montagne, C. (1850). Cryptogamia guyanensis, seu plantarum cellularium in Guyana gallica annis 1835-1849 a Cl. Leprieur collectarum enumeratio universalis. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Troisième série 14: 283-309.
Request PDFType 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 Montagnia macrospora (Montagne) Necchi, M.L.Vis & A.S.Garcia.
Type Information
Type locality: "ad rupes loco dicto Gravier in montibus Kau Guyanae lectum. Leprieur 1109"; (Montagne 1850: 295) Notes: Type in herb. Montagne in PC.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 January 2025
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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 20 June 2025
