Batrachospermum vittatum Entwisle & Foard 1999
Publication Details
Batrachospermum vittatum Entwisle & Foard 1999: 619, fig. 3
Published in: Enwisle, T.J. & Foard, H.J. (1999). Batrachospermum (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) in Australia and New Zealand: new taxa and records in sections Contorta and Hybrida. Australian Systematic Botany 12(4): 615-633, 6 figs.
Publication date: "30 September 1999"
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 Kumanoa vittata (Entwisle & Foard) Entwisle, M.L.Vis, W.B.Chiasson, Necchi & A.R.Sherwood.
Source of Synonymy
Entwisle, T.J., Vis, M.L., Chiasson, W.B., Necchi Jr., O. & Sherwood, A.R. (2009). Systematics of the Batrachospermales (Rhodophyta) - a synthesis. Journal of Phycology 45(3): 704-715, 2 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: Australia, Northern Territory, Gubara Pool, tributary of Burdulba Creek, end of Gubara Walk, off Kakadu Highway, between Cooinda and Jabiru, Kakadu National Park; (Entwisle & Foard 1999: 619) Hol: T.J. Entwisle 2754; 6.vi.1997; DNA; D0266494 (Entwisle & Foard 1999: 619) Notes: MEL 2045459A (Isotype).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 April 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
