Batrachospermum intortum C.-C.Jao 1941
Publication Details
Batrachospermum intortum C.-C.Jao 1941: 259, pl. VI: figs 39-45
Published in: Jao, C.-C. (1941). Studies on the freshwater algae of China VIII. A preliminary account of the Chinese freshwater Rhodophyceae. Sinensia 12: 245-289.
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 intorta (C.-C.Jao) 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: "Type locality: China, Szechwan, Pa-hsien, near Lung-chü Sze, 33.341328° N, 104.646107° E."; (Vis & Necchi 2021: 194) Holotype: C.-C. Jao; 9.i.1940; SC; CC Jao 52622 (Vis & Necchi 2021: 194)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
