Nitella prolifera (Ziz ex A.Braun) Kützing 1845
Current name:
Tolypella prolifera (Ziz ex A.Braun) Leonhardi
Antherzoidal filaments. Collected by Sarah Lambert. Ditch near Peterborough, UK. - 28 August 2014. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Nitella prolifera (Ziz ex A.Braun) Kützing 1845: 255
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.
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 prolifera (Ziz ex A.Braun) Leonhardi.
Source of Synonymy
Leonhardi, H. von (1863). Ueber die böhmischen Characeen. Lotos 13: 55-62, 69-80.
Basionym
Chara prolifera Ziz ex A.Braun
Type Information
Type locality: Moguntiae; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 May 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024
