Lemanea torulosa (Roth) C.Agardh 1814
Publication Details
Lemanea torulosa (Roth) C.Agardh 1814: 40 (as 'Lemania')
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1814). Anmärkningar om slägtet Lemania, samt beskrifning om tvenne nya arter deraf. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar Ser.3: 33-45, 2 plates.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lemanea is Lemanea corallina Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Paralemanea torulosa (Roth) Sheath & A.R.Sherwood.
Source of Synonymy
Sheath, R.G. & Sherwood, A.R. (2002). Phylum Rhodophyta (Red Algae). In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 123-143. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Basionym
Conferva torulosa Roth
Type Information
Type locality: "Prope Elbingrode in Hercynia legit amicus aestumatissimis Celeb. Person" [Elbingrode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]; (Roth 1797: 234) Notes: C.P. Person? "Hercynia" is the Harz region of present-day Germany.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), somewhat cylindrical, with contractions or swellings at intervals along the length.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 April 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
