Rivularia elegans Roth 1802

Current name: Chaetophoropsis elegans (Roth) B.Wen Liu, Qian Xiong, X.Dong Liu, Z.Yu Hu & G.Xiang Liu
At high magnification. Yardley Chase, Northampton, UK - 10 May 2018. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com

Publication Details
Rivularia elegans Roth 1802: 269

Published in: Roth, A.W. (1802). Neue Beyträge zur Botanik Erster Theil. pp. [i]-xii, [i]-351. Frankfurth am Mayn: bei Friedrich Wilmans.

Publication date: 2 Mai 1802

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rivularia is Rivularia atra Roth ex Bornet & Flahault.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chaetophoropsis elegans (Roth) B.Wen Liu, Qian Xiong, X.Dong Liu, Z.Yu Hu & G.Xiang Liu.

Source of Synonymy
Liu, B., Xiong, Q., Liu, X., Liu, G. & Hu, Z. (2018 '2019'). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Chaetophora (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta), including descriptions of Chaetophoropsis aershanensis gen. et sp. nov.. Journal of Phycology 55(1): 74-83.

Type Information
Type locality: [Germany: Bremen]; (INA 1996) Type: Roth; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 25 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 18 October 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Valid: name applies to a chlorophyte alga [INA]. - (18 October 2022) - M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025