Herposteiron polychaete Hansgirg
Current name:
Aphanochaete repens A.Braun
Yardley Chase, Northamptonshire, UK - 16 February 2016. C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Herposteiron polychaete Hansgirg
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Herposteiron is Herposteiron confervicola Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aphanochaete polychaete (Hansgirg) F.E.Fritsch.
Source of Synonymy
John, D.M. (2002). Orders Chaetophorales, Klebshormidiales, Microsporales, Ulotrichales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 433-468. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Type Information
Type locality: Bohemia: Aurinowes near Prag; (INA 1996)
Created: 25 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 06 February 2025
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
