Dichotomosiphon tuberosus (A.Braun ex Kützing) A.Ernst 1902

Publication Details
Dichotomosiphon tuberosus (A.Braun ex Kützing) A.Ernst 1902: 141

Published in: Ernst, A. (1902). Siphoneen-Studien. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 13: 115-148, pls 6-10.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Dichotomosiphon.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Vaucheria tuberosa A.Braun ex Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: In Helvetiae rivularis [Switzerland]; (Kützing 1849: 896)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tuberous.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 July 2018

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Unspecified note
Lam & Zechman (2006: 671) cite the authority as G.W. Lawson. - (20 September 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
Found mainly in lakes with a rich organic silt bottom, where the species forms attached, felt-like masses, just below the water surface down to 20 m deep; also from small streams; more rarely in subaerial damp terrestrial habitats (Prescott 1962). - (19 March 2018) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025