Prasiolopsis ramosa Vischer 1953
Publication Details
Prasiolopsis ramosa Vischer 1953: 184, figs 9, 10
Published in: Vischer, W. (1953). Über primitivste Landpflanzen. Berichte der Schweizerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft 63: 169-193, 13 figures.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Prasiolopsis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "habitat in saxis et cortibus, Europa. Culturae basiliensis n. 456, 472, etc." [probably in the vicity of Basel, Switzerland]; (Vischer 1953: 184)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), branched, bearing branches (usually many) (Stearn 1983).
Habitat
Subaerial: tree bark (Karsten et al., 2005: 560).
Created: 26 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 March 2025
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Nomenclatural note
"Nom. nov." [INA]. Vischer (1953: 184) cited "Pleurococcus vulgaris Menegh. auct." but it is not a replacement name but a new species.
- (02 February 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025
