Batrachospermum helminthosum Bory 1808
Publication Details
Batrachospermum helminthosum Bory 1808: 316, pl. 29: fig. 2 (as 'Batrachosperma helmentosa')
Published in: Bory de Saint-Vincent, [J.B.G.M.] (1808). Mémoire sur le genre Lemanea de la famille des Conferves. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 12: 177-190, pls 21, 22.
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 Virescentia helminthosa (Bory) Necchi, Agostinho & M.L.Vis.
Source of Synonymy
Necchi, O., Jr, Agostinho, D.C. & Vis, M.L. (2018). Revision of Batrachospermum section Virescentia (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) with the establishment of the new genus, Virescentia stat. nov.. Cryptogamie Algologie 39(3): 313-338, 32 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: "Fontaines pures a Fougères" [Brittany, France]; (Sheath et al. 1994: 109) Holotype (Compère 1991: 23): Bory de St. Vincent; PC; 0591734 Herb. Thuret (Compère 1991: 23) Notes: France: river Coesne, near Fougères, Bretagne (INA). "Type: PC0591734, Bory de St. Vincent, no collection date (Lectotype)." (Vis & Necchi 2021: 32), but Compère (1991: 23) mentioned a "holotype".
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
