Lemanea catenata Kützing 1845
Current name:
Paralemanea catenata (Kützing) M.L.Vis & Sheath
prox. Red-cyan anaglyph of basal structure. Collected by Richard Lansdown, River Wye, England - 13 May 2016. C.F.Carter (chris.carter at 6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Lemanea catenata Kützing 1845: 261
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.
Request PDFType 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 catenata (Kützing) M.L.Vis & Sheath.
Source of Synonymy
Vis, M.L. & Sheath, R.G. (1992). Systematics of the freshwater red algal family Lemanaceae in North America. Phycologia 31(2): 164-179.
Type Information
Type locality: "Rheingegend" [France or Germany]; (INA 1996) Type: L; 941.149...343 (Vis & Sheath 1992: 165) Notes: 'In Galliae, Germaniae occidentalis fluviis' (Vis & Sheath, 1992).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), chained, chain-like (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
