Batrachospermum plumosum Vaucher 1803
Current name:
Draparnaldia mutabilis (Roth) Bory
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 200x, DIC - 21 May 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Batrachospermum plumosum Vaucher 1803: pl. 11: figs 2, 4
Published in: Vaucher, J.-P. [É.] (1803). Histoire des conferves d'eau douce. Contenant leurs différens modes de reproduction, et la description de leurs principales espèces, suivie de l'histoire des trémelles et des ulves d'eau douce. pp. [i]-xv, [1]-285 [2], pls I-XVII plates. Genève [Geneva]: chez J.J. Paschoud, Libraire.
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 Draparnaldia mutabilis (Roth) Bory.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), feathery (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 November 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 December 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
