Mougeotia ventricosa (Wittrock) Collins 1912
Current name:
Mougeotia ventricosa (Wittrock) Collins
Collected by Howard Matcham. Cattle trough, Poling near Arundel, West Sussex - 22 June 2015. C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Mougeotia ventricosa (Wittrock) Collins 1912: 76
Published in: Collins, F.S. (1912). The green algae of North America, supplementary paper. Tufts College Studies (Science) 3(2): 69-109, 2 pls.
Publication date: April 1912
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mougeotia is Mougeotia genuflexa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Gonatonema ventricosum Wittrock
Type Information
Type locality: Upsala, Sweden; (Wittrock 1878: 16)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen, especially on one side (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 31 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 27 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
