Batrachospermum ludibundum var. confusum Bory 1808

Publication Details
Batrachospermum ludibundum var. confusum Bory 1808: 320, pl. 29: fig. 3 (as 'Batrachosperma ludibonda var. confusa')

Published in: Bory de Saint-Vincent, [J.B.G.M.] (1808). Mémoire sur le genre Batrachosperma, de la famille des Conferves (1). Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 12: 310-331, pls 29, 30, 31.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Batrachospermum is Conferva gelatinosa Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sheathia confusa (Bory) Salomaki & M.L.Vis.

Source of Synonymy
Salomaki, E.D., Kwandrans, J., Eloranta, P. & Vis, M.L. (2014). Molecular and morphological evidence for Sheathia gen. nov. (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) and three new species. Journal of Phycology 50(3): 526-542.

Type Information
Type locality: "environs de Fougères en Bretagne, an VI [Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France]; (Salomaki et al. 2014: 536) "Holotype": Bory; An VI [1798]; PC; 0591436 (Vis & Necchi 2021: 284) Notes: "Je l'ai observée en France , en Espagne, en Allemagne, en Pologne et dans la Prusse Ducale." PC 0591436 requires to be designated as lectotype.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 20 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 April 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025

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