Monostroma membranaceum West & G.S.West 1903
Publication Details
Monostroma membranaceum West & G.S.West 1903: 36 (as 'membranacea')
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1903). Notes on freshwater algae III. Journal of Botany, London 41: 32-41, 74-82, plates 446-448.
Request PDFPublication date: March 1903
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Monostroma is Monostroma bullosum (Roth) Thuret.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Mitcham Common, Surrey, England.; (West & West 1903: 36)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), membranous (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 March 2018
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Habitat note
Freshwater, in ponds, brackish, in river deltas. - (16 March 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2025
