Batrachospermum tabagatenense Kumano & Bowden-Kerby 1986
Publication Details
Batrachospermum tabagatenense Kumano & Bowden-Kerby 1986: 117, figs 39-52
Published in: Kumano, S. & Bowden-Kerby, W.A. (1986). Studies of the freshwater Rhodophyta of Micronesia I. Six new species of Batrachospermum Roth. Japanese Journal of Phycology 34: 107-128.
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 Kumanoa tabagatenensis (Kumano & Bowden-Kerby) M.L.Vis, Necchi, W.B.Chiasson & Entwisle.
Source of Synonymy
Vis, M.L., Necchi, O., Jr., Chiasson, W.B. & Entwisle, T.J. (2012). Molecular phylogeny of the genus Kumanoa (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 48(3): 750-758.
Type Information
Type locality: Micronesia, Palau, Babeldaob Island, Nekking, Tabagaten River; (Vis & Necchi 2021: 210) Type: W.A. Bowden-Kerby; 19.v.1984; TNS-AL; (Vis & Necchi 2021: 210)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 April 2022
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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
