Nitella antarctica A.Braun 1849
Current name:
Tolypella antarctica (A.Braun) R.Corillion
Known distribution of Tolypella nidifica (Europe) and Tolypella antarctica in Kerguelen. The distribution of T. nidifica is preliminary.
Publication Details
Nitella antarctica A.Braun 1849: 200, no fig. (as 'Antarctica')
Published in: Braun, A. (1849). Charae australes antarcticae, or characters and observations on the Characeae of Australia and the southern circumpolar regions. Hooker's Journal of Botany & Kew Garden Miscellany 1: 193-203.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitella is Nitella opaca (C.Agardh ex Bruzelius) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tolypella antarctica (A.Braun) R.Corillion.
Type Information
Type locality: "Kerguelen's Land, collected by Dr. Hooker in 1840."; (Braun 1849: 200)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antarctic (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 August 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
