Lepraria olivacea Persoon ex Acharius 1810

Publication Details
Lepraria olivacea Persoon ex Acharius 1810: 666

Published in: Acharius, E. (1810). Lichenographia universalis. In qua Lichenes omnes detectos, adiectis observationibus et figuris horum vegetabilium naturam et organorum carpomorphorum structuram illustrantibus, ad genera, species, varietates differentiis et observationibus sollicite definitas. pp. [i]-viii, [1]-696, XIV pls. Gottingae [Göttingen]: Apud Iust. Frid. Danckwerts.

Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmococcus olivaceus (Persoon ex Acharius) J.R.Laundon.

Source of Synonymy
Laundon, J.R. (1985). Desmococcus olivaceus - the name of the common subaerial green alga. Taxon 34: 671-672.

Type Information
Type locality: Sweden, France, or Germany; (INA 1996) Lectotype fide J.R. Laundon, Taxon 34: 672. 1985: BM; Acharius 890 (INA 1996) Notes: "Type [unlocalised], on conifer bark with the fungus Hysterium (BM-Ach 890 left-hand specimen! lectotype, selected here; H.Ach. 2006, Persoon 97 from 'Gallia' [France], probably isotype" (Laundon, 1985: 672).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 August 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024

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