Vaucheria litorea C.Agardh 1823

Publication Details
Vaucheria litorea C.Agardh 1823: 463

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1823). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [vii-viii], [399]-531. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: early 1823

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Vaucheria is Vaucheria disperma A.P.de Candolle.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Hofmansgave, Fyn, Denmark; (Christensen 1987: 19) Holotype: C; (Christensen 1987: 19) Notes: Odense Fjord, Denmark (Huisman et al., 2024).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pertaining to the sea-shore (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 28 June 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 March 2024

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 December 2024

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