Nitella flexilis f. brachyphylla T.F.Allen 1880

Publication Details
Nitella flexilis f. brachyphylla T.F.Allen 1880: 10 (as 'Nitella flexilis forma brachyphylla')

Published in: Allen, T.F. (1888). The Characeae of America plates.. pp. [1]-14, pls I-VI. Boston: S.E. Cassino, Publisher.

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Publication date: 1888

Type 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 Nitella flexilis (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Description
FROM ALLEN 1880 Two marked forms are found, one with elongated stems and long leaves (forma elongata) represetned in the plate: another not half the length or even a few inches long but of e spreading habit (forma brachyphylla).

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 March 2011

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Anders Langangen in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 November 2024

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