Batrachospermum tiomanense S.Kumano & Ratnasabapathy 1982
Publication Details
Batrachospermum tiomanense S.Kumano & Ratnasabapathy 1982: 18-20, fig. 3 A-M
Published in: Ratnasabapathy, M. & Kumano, S. (1982). Studies on freshwater red algae of Malaysia I. Some taxa of the genera Batrachospermum, Ballia and Cloglossa, from Pulau, Tioman, West Malaysia. Japanese Journal of Phycology 30: 15-22.
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 tiomanensis (Kumano & Rathnasabathy) Necchi & M.L.Vis.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Sungai Ayer Besar, Pulau, Tioman, Malaysia; (Ratnasabapathy & Kumano 1982: 20) Holotype: M. Ratnasabapathy, No. 15; 24 May 1974; Attached to side of large submerged boulders, upper reaches of stream; TNS-AL; (Vis & Necchi 2021: 211) Notes: Isotype: Ratnasabapathy, No. 15, 24/V 1974, Herb. Fac. Sci., Kobe Univ.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 April 2022
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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 25 April 2024