Nitella acuminata var. capitulifera (T.F.Allen) K.Imahori 1951
Publication Details
Nitella acuminata var. capitulifera (T.F.Allen) K.Imahori 1951: 212
Published in: Imahori, K. (1951). Studies on Charophyta in Formosa I.. Sci. Rep. Kanazawa Univ. 1(2): 201-221.
Publication date: 1951
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitella is Nitella opaca (C.Agardh ex Bruzelius) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Nitella capitulifera T.F.Allen
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Habitat
in ditches, rice-fields and small rivers. pH 6.2-6.3, with Chara benthamii, C. hydropitys and C. pseudo-hydropitys (Imahori 1951)
Key Characteristics
var. capitulifrea is distinguished from Nitella acuminata mainly by the decoration of the oospore-membrane, and the other characters are almost the same. (Imahori 1951).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 August 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
