Baileya americana Kützing 1857
Publication Details
Baileya americana Kützing 1857: 35, pl. 87: figs IIIf, IIIf'
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1857). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. VII pp. i-ii, 1-40, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Baileya.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tuomeya americana (Kützing) Papenfuss.
Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1958). Notes on algal nomenclature. IV. Various genera and species of Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae. Taxon 7: 104-109.
Type Information
Type locality: "Virginia: BAiley" [USA: Virginia, near Fredericksburg]; (Kützing 1857: 35) Lectotype (designated by whom?): J.W. Bailey; no date; L; 4086532 (Vis & Necchi 2021: 144) Notes: "TCD0011953 (Isotype)."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 April 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Kützing (1857: 35, pl. 87: fig. III) gives "nov. gen. et spec."; and, according to Index Nominum Algarum cites Lemania americana Harvey, but as a manuscript name on the specimen; accordingly this is a separate and discrete name from Lemanea americana Harvey in J.W.Bailey (1848), q.v. - (26 July 2010) - M.D. Guiry
Distributional note
North America: Canada (eastern), the USA (northeast and southeast). There are dubious reports outside of North America (Asia, Europe, and South Africa) of this genus that need to be verified using morphology and DNA sequence data and were not considered here. Other Batrachospermum-like taxa can superficially resemble Tuomeya when specimens have been grazed or are old, particularly some species of Paludicola and Kumanoa (Vis & Necchi 2021: 144). - (13 April 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025
