Batrachospermum puiggarianum Grunow 1883
Publication Details
Batrachospermum puiggarianum Grunow 1883: no. 501 (as 'Puiggarianum')
Published in: Wittrock, V.B., Nordstedt, C.F.O. & Lagerheim, G. (1883). Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae praecipue Scandinavicae quas adjectis algis marinis chlorophyllaceis et hycochromaceis. Vol. fasc. 11-12 pp. nos 501-600..
Publication date: 25 May 1883
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 Torularia puiggariana (Grunow) M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2019). Torularia Bonnnemaison, 1828, a generic name to be reinstated for Atrophycus Necchi & Rossignolo, 2017. Notulae Algarum 89: 1-4, no figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Brazil: Est. São Paulo: Apiaí (24.509722° S, 48.8425° W); (Vis & Necchi 2021: 307) Lectotype (designated by Vis & Necchi 2021: 307): Y.I. Puiggari 1170; prior to 1883; S; A1545 (Sheath, Vis & Cole 1993: 720) Notes: RB 225281, S A1544 (Isolectotypes).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 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 07 January 2025
