Geminella interrupta var. mutabilis (Brébisson) Playfair 1917
Current name:
Geminella mutabilis (Brébisson) Wille
Showing mucilage. North Uist. Middle cells 25.4µm x 17.5µm - 17 July 2020. Chris Johnson (johnson@ardivachar.co.uk)
Publication Details
Geminella interrupta var. mutabilis (Brébisson) Playfair 1917: 221
Published in: Playfair, G.J. (1917). Census of New South Wales freshwater algae. In: A census of New South Wales plants: "With supplements to follow on vascular cryptogams by various specialists" Supplement 1. (Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. Eds), pp. 219-262. Sydney: W. A. Gullick, government printer, 1916.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Geminella is Geminella interrupta Turpin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Geminella mutabilis (Brébisson) Wille.
Basionym
Hormospora mutabilis Brébisson
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), interrupted, not continued (Stearn 1983).
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025