Sheathia confusa

Sheathia confusa (fig.3, bottom left)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Batrachospermales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Nemaliophycidae Ordo: Batrachospermales

Familia: Batrachospermaceae
Genus: Sheathia
Species: Sheathia confusa

Name

Sheathia confusa (Bory) Salomaki & Vis, 2014

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Batrachospermum ludibundum var. confusum Bory, 1808 (as 'Batrachosperma ludibonda var. confusa')
    • Type locality: near Fougères, Brittany, France.
• Homotypic
  • Batrachospermum moniliforme var. confusum (Bory) Duby, 1830
  • Batrachospermum confusum (Bory) Hassall, 1845
  • Batrachospermum anatinum f. confusum (Bory) S.A.Stewart & Vis, 2007
• Heterotypic
  • Batrachospermum moniliforme var. condensatum Kützing, 1845
  • Batrachospermum distensum Kylin, 1912
  • Batrachospermum boryanum var. distensum (Kylin) Israelson, 1942
  • Batrachospermum fruticulosum K.M.Drew, 1946
  • Batrachospermum confusum f. spermatogloberatum Reis, 1962

References

• Salomaki, E.D., Kwandrans, J., Eloranta, P. & Vis, M.L. 2014: Molecular and morphological evidence for Sheathia gen. nov. (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) and three new species. Journal of phycology 50(3): 526–542. DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12179 Reference page. : 536
• Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. 1808. Mémoire sur le genre Batrachosperma, de la famille des Conferves (1). Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 12: 310–331, pls 29, 30, 31. BHL Reference page. : 320, pl. 29: fig. 3
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Sheathia confusa. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 28 August 2017.

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