Batrachospermum antipodites Entwisle 1995
Publication Details
Batrachospermum antipodites Entwisle 1995: 291, fig 1 a-e; fig. 2 a-d
Published in: Entwistle, T.J. (1995). Batrachospermum antipodites sp. nov. (Batrachospermaceae): a widespread freshwater red alga in eastern Australia and New Zealand. Muelleria 8(3): 291-298.
Type 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 Nocturama antipodites (Entwisle) Entwisle & M.L.Vis.
Source of Synonymy
Entwisle, T.J., Johnston, E.T., Lam, D.W., Stewart, S.A. & Vis, M.L. (2016). Nocturama gen. nov., Nothocladus s. lat. and other taxonomic novelties resulting from the further resolution of paraphyly in Australasian members of Batrachospermum (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 52(3): 384-396.
Type Information
Type locality: Kodalilla Falls, Skene Creek, Kondalilla National Park, Queensland, Australia; (Entwisle et al. 2016: 389) Holotype: T.J. Entwisle 2236; 06.ix.1993; MEL; 2020014, (Vis & Necchi 2021: 151) Notes: BRI (Isotype).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
