Genicularia elegans West & G.S.West 1903
Current name:
Genicularina elegans (West & G.S.West) Molinari & Guiry
Lake Twenty-two, Snohomish County, Washington (USA) - 26 September 2017. R. Matthews
Publication Details
Genicularia elegans West & G.S.West 1903: 536, pl. 14: figs 1, 2
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S (1903). Scottish freshwater plankton. I. Journal of the Linnean Society of London Botany 35: 519-556.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Genicularia is Genicularia spirotaenia (De Bary) De Bary.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Genicularina elegans (West & G.S.West) Molinari & Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Molinari-Novoa, E.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2021). Nomenclatural notes on algae. III. Further replacement names for various algal taxa. Notulae Algarum 179: 1-7.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 March 2025
