Prasiola formosana Y.Okada 1936
Publication Details
Prasiola formosana Y.Okada 1936: 457, figs 1, 2, 4a, a', 5a, a', 6, 7a, a', 8, 9
Published in: Okada, Y. (1936). On a new Prasiola from Formosa. The Journal of Japanese Botany 12: 451-459, 9 figs. [in Japanese, Latin and English legends]
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prasiola is Prasiola crispa (Lightfoot) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Growing on rocks in rapid stream in Hasegawa glen ... ca. 1000 m above the sea ;evel on Mt. Arisan, Formosa"; (Okada 1936: 458) Notes: "Typus in Herb. Imp. Univ. Tôkyô. Collected by Mr. N. Takesue in October, 1935. Contributed by Mr. M.M. Satô."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), from Formosa (Taiwan).
Created: 10 July 2003 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 27 August 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
