Batrachospermum vagum f. tenuissimum Collins, nom. illeg. 1902
Publication Details
Batrachospermum vagum f. tenuissimum Collins, nom. illeg. 1902: no. 990 (as 'var. flagelliforme f. tenuissimum')
Published in: Collins, F.S., Holden, I. & Setchell, W.A. (1902). Phycotheca boreali-americana. A collection of dried specimens of the algae of North America. Vol. Fasc. XIX-XX, Nos. 901-1000 pp. Nos. 901-1000. Malden, Massachusetts.
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 Sirodotia suecica Kylin.
Source of Synonymy
Vis, M.L. & Sheath, R.G. (1999). A molecular investigation of the systematic relationships of Sirodotia species (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) in North America. Phycologia 38: 261-266, 3 figs, 3 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: U.S.A.: New York: outlet of Ox Bow Lake, near Lake Piseco, Adirondack Mts., Hamilton County; (INA 1996) Type: Isaac Holden; 24.viii.1896; UC; 808005
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 November 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: priority for Batrachospermum vagum var. tenuissimum C. Agardh 1817. - (13 February 2012) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Vis & Sheath (1999: 266) cite Batrachospermum vagum var. flagelliforme f. tenuissima Collins as the basionym of Sirodotia tenuissima (Collins) Skuja ex Flint 1948. - (27 March 2012) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 July 2025