Herposteiron repens (A.Braun) Wittrock 1872
Publication Details
Herposteiron repens (A.Braun) Wittrock 1872: 27
Published in: Wittrock, V.B. (1872). Om Gotlands och Ölands sötvattens-alger. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 1(1): 1-72.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Herposteiron is Herposteiron confervicola Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aphanochaete repens A.Braun.
Source of Synonymy
John, D.M. (2002). Orders Chaetophorales, Klebshormidiales, Microsporales, Ulotrichales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 433-468. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Basionym
Aphanochaete repens A.Braun
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, prostrate and rooting (Stearn 1983).
Created: 01 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 February 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 October 2024