Prolifera floccosa Vaucher 1803
Publication Details
Prolifera floccosa Vaucher 1803: 131, pl. XIV: fig. 3
Published in: Vaucher, J.-P. [É.] (1803). Histoire des conferves d'eau douce. Contenant leurs différens modes de reproduction, et la description de leurs principales espèces, suivie de l'histoire des trémelles et des ulves d'eau douce. pp. [i]-xv, [1]-285 [2], pls I-XVII plates. Genève [Geneva]: chez J.J. Paschoud, Libraire.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prolifera is Prolifera rivularis (Linnaeus) Vaucher.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microspora floccosa (Vaucher) Thuret.
Source of Synonymy
Thuret, G. (1850). Recherches sur les zoospores des algues et les anthéridies des cryptogames. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, séries 3, Botanique 14: 214-260, pls 16-31.
Type Information
Type locality: near Genève, Switzerland; (Silva & al. 1996: 722)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), woolly.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 08 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
