Batrachospermum ambiguum Montagne 1850
Publication Details
Batrachospermum ambiguum Montagne 1850: 296
Published in: Montagne, C. (1850). Cryptogamia guyanensis, seu plantarum cellularium in Guyana gallica annis 1835-1849 a Cl. Leprieur collectarum enumeratio universalis. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Troisième série 14: 283-309.
Request PDFType 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 Kumanoa ambigua (Montagne) Entwisle, M.L.Vis, W.B.Chiasson, Necchi & A.R.Sherwood.
Source of Synonymy
Entwisle, T.J., Vis, M.L., Chiasson, W.B., Necchi Jr., O. & Sherwood, A.R. (2009). Systematics of the Batrachospermales (Rhodophyta) - a synthesis. Journal of Phycology 45(3): 704-715, 2 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: "in flumine Orapu" [Orapu River, French Guiana]; (Montagne 1850: 296) Lectotype (designated by Vis & Necchi 2021: 176): Leprieur 1110; PC; 0738382 (Vis & Necchi 2021: 176) Notes: "Isolectotypes PC".
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), doubtful, uncertain (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 December 2024
