Gongrosira terricola Bristol 1920
Publication Details
Gongrosira terricola Bristol 1920: 78, pl. II [2]: figs a-i
Published in: Bristol, B.M. (1920). On the alga-flora of some desiccated English soil. Annals of Botany 34: 35-80.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gongrosira is Gongrosira sclerococcus Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleurastrum terricola (Bristol) D.M.John.
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: Kettering (Northants); Baggeridge (Staffs.); Tisbury (Wilts.); (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 27 March 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 November 2023
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Nomenclatural note
1920: 77, pl. ii (INA). - (24 September 2020) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 July 2025