Prolifera floccosa Vaucher 1803
Publication Details
Prolifera floccosa Vaucher 1803: 131, pl. XIV: fig. 3
Published in: Vaucher, J.-P. [É.] (1803). Histoire des conferves d'eau douce. Contenant leurs différens modes de reproduction, et la description de leurs principales espèces, suivie de l'histoire des trémelles et des ulves d'eau douce. pp. [i]-xv, [1]-285 [2], pls I-XVII plates. Genève [Geneva]: chez J.J. Paschoud, Libraire.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prolifera is Prolifera rivularis (Linnaeus) Vaucher.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microspora floccosa (Vaucher) Thuret.
Type Information
Type locality: near Genève, Switzerland; (Silva & al. 1996: 722)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), woolly.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 08 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
