Batrachospermum basilare Flint & Skuja 1953
Publication Details
Batrachospermum basilare Flint & Skuja 1953: 10
Published in: Flint, L.H. (1953). Two new species of Batrachospermum. Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences 16: 10-15.
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 ambigua (Montagne) Entwisle, M.L.Vis, W.B.Chiasson, Necchi & A.R.Sherwood.
Source of Synonymy
Necchi, O. Jr & Vis, M.L. (2012). Monograph of the genus Kumanoa (Rhodophyta, Batrachospermales). Bibliotheca Phycologica 116: [1]-79, pls 1-26.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 June 2012
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 June 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 March 2025
